Weax Notes Chapter 3 and 4

Sun and Seasons Tutorial Worksheet

During the Sun & the Seasons animation with the selected latitude being the equator, I observed the sun progressively gets higher in the sky until it is directly overhead at the type here and type here when the rays are perpendicular to the surface area, which also coincides with the type here radiant energy received. At the type here and type here the sun is lower in the sky and we see a type here in the radiant energy curve.

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vernal equinox

autumnal equinox

summer solstice

winter solstice

maximum

minimum

During the Sun & the Seasons animation with the selected latitude being the equator, I observed the sun rises in the type here and sets in the type here in the winter months. I observed the sun rises in the type here and sets in the type here during the summer months and rises in the type here and sets in the type here at the equinoxes.

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N

NE

E

SE

S

SW

W

NW

During the Sun & the Seasons animation with the selected latitude being the equator, I observed the hours of daylight type here and the maximum temperature type here throughout the year.

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decreased and then increased

increased and then decreased

remained nearly constant

only increased

only decreased

During the Sun and Seasons animation with the selected latitude being 23½ degrees, the sun progressively gets higher in the sky until it is directly overhead at the type here when the rays are perpendicular to the surface area, which also coincides with the type here radiant energy received. At the type here the sun is lowest in the sky and we see the radiant energy at a type here on the radiant energy curve.  

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vernal equinox

autumnal equinox

summer solstice

winter solstice

maximum

minimum

During the Sun and Seasons animation with the selected latitude being 23½ degrees, I observed 12 hours of daylight at type here and type here, the maximum hours of daylight at...