The sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at the moment of the December solstice.
At the Winter solstice. It will next happen on 21 December 2014 (answer dated 21 Nov 2014)..
The sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at the moment of the December solstice.
At the Winter solstice. It will next happen on 21 December 2014 (answer dated 21 Nov 2014)..
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true :)
true :)
June 21
the equater A+ 90 degrees
it decreases... that's why the two poles are the coldest places on earth... however, considering the earth is a sphere the angle you are talking about is relative to the point on earth which you are referring to... therefore, there will always be a point on the earth's surface where the suns rays are hitting at exactly 90 degrees...
Absorbed
Obliquely
no
In summer the suns rays travel directly to the surface at a steep angle, so are still warm. In winter the rays strike at a shallower angle, and cool down rapidly as they travel a longer distance through the atmosphere before reaching the surface.
During the daytime.
absorbed