Original Project
Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Changes in the orientation of earth’s axis of rotation with respect to the sun over the course of a year cause…
Item CL098002: In late June in the northern hemisphere, a person would have to be 23.5° north of the equator to see the sun directly overhead in the middle of the day.
In late June, approximately where on earth shown in the diagram below would a person need to be to see the sun directly overhead in the middle of the day?
- 0° (equator)
- 90° north of the equator (North Pole)
- 23.5° north of the equator
- 23.5° south of the equator
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| Female | 347 | 1075 | 32% |
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