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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following
Vertical rays are hotter than slanting rays.
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उत्तर १
Vertical rays are hotter, because these cross shorter distance from the sun to the earth. Consequently the tropical belt is hotter than temperate and polar areas.
उत्तर २
Vertical rays remain focussed over a shorter area than slanting rays. During slanting rays solar radiation is spread over a larger area.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain how latitudes and longitudes help to determine the position of a place on the globe?
Give a geographical reason for the period of twilight and dawn increases polewards.
Describe how the duration of sunlight changes from the Equator to the Poles with respect to the angle of incidence during the solstices.
Distinguish between:
Vertical and Slanting Rays
Distinguish between :
Twilight and Dawn.
Name the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere.
At which latitude is the Sun overhead on 22nd – December?
Give reasons for the following statement:
The regions, near North Pole and South Pole, have six months of continuous day-light and darkness.
Give reasons for the following :
Twilight is of longer duration in higher latitudes than at Equator.
Give reasons for the following:
There is no Twilight and Dawn on the Equator.
