Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (8th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321934529
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa, Kenneth G. Pinzke
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 18A
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Whether to look toward the north or south to see the Sun at noon on March 21 and September 22 if an individual lived at 20°S latitude.

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The amount of solar radiation changes across the year at every location on Earth due to Earth-Sun relationships. The position of the vertical noon Sun slowly shifts between the hemispheres.

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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (8th Edition)

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