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Q. . Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- During summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the vertical noon rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
- The midday sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option C
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C
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct : The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. When the summer solstice happens in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted about 23.4° toward the Sun. Because the Sun’s rays are shifted northward from the Equator by the same amount, the vertical noon rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
Statement 2 is correct : The mid-day sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The angle of the sun’s rays goes on decreasing towards the poles, thus temperature decreases from equator toward the poles.
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C
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct : The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. When the summer solstice happens in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted about 23.4° toward the Sun. Because the Sun’s rays are shifted northward from the Equator by the same amount, the vertical noon rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
Statement 2 is correct : The mid-day sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The angle of the sun’s rays goes on decreasing towards the poles, thus temperature decreases from equator toward the poles.
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