UNIVERSE
THE SUN
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Question
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The Sun rises north of due east and sets north of due west.
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The Sun rises south of due east and sets south of due west.
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The Sun rises north of due east and sets south of due west.
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The Sun rises south of due east and sets north of due west.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes the position of the Sun at sunrise and sunset as seen by an observer in New York State on June 21? The Sun rises south of due east and sets north of due west.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the fall equinox, the Sun rises due east and sets due west. It continues on it’s journey southward until, at the winter solstice, the Sun rises are far to the south as it ever does, and sets as far to the southwest.
Detailed explanation-3: -But it appears to rise and set because of the Earth’s rotation on its axis. It makes one complete turn every 24 hours.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the June solstice, the opposite is true. The Northern Hemisphere receives the maximum intensity of the sun’s rays, while the angle of sunlight decreases in the Southern Hemisphere.
Detailed explanation-5: -In the Northern Hemisphere, north is to the left. The Sun rises in the east (far arrow), culminates in the south (to the right) while moving to the right, and sets in the west (near arrow). Both rise and set positions are displaced towards the north in midsummer and the south in midwinter.