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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following:
25th of December in New Zealand may be one of the hottest days of the year.
Give reasons for the following:
25th of December (Christmas) in New Zealand may be one of the hottest days of the year.
उत्तर १
The sun’s rays are vertical over the Tropic of Capricorn, So 25th December may be one of the hottest days in NewZealand, being situated in the Southern Hemisphere.
उत्तर २
New Zealand is located at 40° latitude. On 22 December sun is in the Southern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice). So December 25 may be one of the hottest days of the year in New Zealand.
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Which temperature zone receives slanting rays?
What is meant by Equinox ? Give the dates of the two Equinoxes.
Give reasons for the following
The speed of the rotation of the earth is greater at the Equator than at the Arctic Circle.
Give reasons for the following
Days and nights are equal at all places on earth on March 21.
On which dates does the sunshine vertically overhead at
(a) Equator,
(b) Tropic of Cancer.
(c) Tropic of Capricorn?
With the help of a diagram describe the heat zones.
At which latitude, is the Sun overhead on 21st June?
At which latitude is the Sun overhead on 22nd – December?
When does the summer solstice occur ?
Give reasons for the following statement :
The duration of day and night is equal everywhere on 21st March and 23rd September.
