What causes the sunlight to hit different latitudes on Earth at different angles?
• the Sun's distance from Earth
• the Sun's rate of burning fuel
• the Earth's tilt on its axis
• the Earth's speed of rotation
1 the Earths tilt on its axis
2 polar
3 the rotation of Earth
4 the angle at which the sun strikes Earth
Correct
It is the Earth's tilt on its axis for my school, please don't blame me if you get it wrong. I hope this helps you.
The correct answer is the Earth's tilt on its axis. The Earth is tilted on its axis at about 23.5 degrees relative to its orbit around the Sun. This tilt causes the sunlight to hit different latitudes on Earth at different angles throughout the year.
To understand this, you can perform a simple experiment. Take a globe or a ball and a flashlight. Hold the flashlight near the top of the globe, representing the position of the Sun. Now, tilt the globe at an angle of around 23.5 degrees. Notice how the light from the flashlight hits the globe at different angles and illuminates different latitudes.
When the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, the sunlight covers a smaller area, resulting in a more direct angle of incidence. This leads to higher solar intensity and warmer temperatures at that latitude. Conversely, when the Earth is tilted away from the Sun, the sunlight covers a larger area and hits the surface at a more oblique angle, resulting in lower solar intensity and colder temperatures.
The Sun's distance from Earth does vary slightly during the year due to its elliptical orbit, but this variation is not significant enough to cause the changes in sunlight angles. The Sun's rate of burning fuel and the Earth's speed of rotation also do not impact the angle of sunlight hitting different latitudes.
none of the above
It's caused by earth's spherical shape.
Perhaps the question is poorly worded.