SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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March 21
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June 21
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September 21
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December 21
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June the 21st, the Earth has continued its journey so that the maximum overhead sun is over the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N), and the Northern Hemisphere experiences its maximum amount of insolation received and summer.
Detailed explanation-2: -June 21st=highest angle of insolation=highest solar intensity=longest path of sun=sun directly overhead at 23.5 North of equator.
Detailed explanation-3: -New York is generally located between 41deg N and 45 deg N latitude, so it never receives the direct rays of the Sun. In other words, the Sun will never be found directly overhead (zenith) at solar noon during any point of the year for a location in NYS.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is the primary reason the United States is warmer in July than in February? The Earth is traveling faster in its orbit in February. The altitude of the noon Sun is greater in February. The insolation in the United States is greater in July.