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Distinguish between:
Vertical and Slanting Rays
Distinguish Between
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Solution
Vertical Rays:
- Vertical Rays of the sun fall within its migration belt.
- Migration belts are between Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Slanting Rays:
- Slanting Rays of the sun fall in temperate and polar regions.
- Slanting Rays of the sun fall in 23 1/2° N – 90°N and 23 1/2° S – 90°S regions.
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