
Solar Radiation and Latitude Concepts

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Geography, Science, Physics
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard

Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are latitudes?
Imaginary lines running from west to east
Real lines marked on the Earth's surface
Imaginary lines running from north to south
Lines that measure time zones
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the Earth's curvature affect solar radiation at different latitudes?
It has no effect on solar radiation
It results in varying path lengths of solar radiation
It causes solar radiation to be more intense at the poles
It makes solar radiation uniform across all latitudes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to solar radiation as it travels through the atmosphere?
It becomes more intense
It is absorbed, reflected, and scattered
It remains unchanged
It only gets absorbed
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is solar radiation more intense at the tropics?
Because the sun is always at the horizon
Due to less beam spreading and shorter path length
Because of more atmospheric attenuation
Due to the Earth's flat surface
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of beam spreading on solar radiation?
It concentrates energy in a smaller area
It spreads the same amount of energy over a larger area
It increases the intensity of solar radiation
It has no effect on solar radiation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which latitudes receive the maximum solar insulation?
Between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south
Between 0 and 10 degrees north
Between 45 and 60 degrees north
At the poles
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does latitude affect the sun angle at a location?
It makes the sun angle constant everywhere
It has no effect on the sun angle
It causes the sun angle to be higher at the poles
It results in varying sun angles, affecting solar intensity
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