SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The air temperature is hot
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The angle of insolation is high
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Earth’s surface reflects most of the sunlight
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The Sun is closest to the Earth
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Detailed explanation-1: -In New York State, the risk of sunburn is greatest between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on summer days because the angle of insolation (incoming solar radiation) is high. The correct answer is option B.
Detailed explanation-2: -rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. reflect the damaging rays of the sun, which can increase your chance of sunburn.
Detailed explanation-3: -The time of the highest temperature lags behind the time when the most intense insolation is occuring.-the average warmest day of the summer occurs in late July, around a month after the longest day of the year. Maximum duration in NY (15 hours) on summer solstice.
Detailed explanation-4: -Figure 4.10 Sun angle determines the intensity of energy. The most intense incoming solar radiation occurs where the Sun’s rays strike the Earth at the highest angle. For any particular location this occurs at noon. This angle is referred to as the “ noon sun angle".
Detailed explanation-5: -It is a direct relationship, as the angle of insolation increases the temperature increases. When the angle of insolation is high it is summer, and when the angle of insolation is the lowest, it is Winter.