insolation and the seasons

Question 1

What is insolation?

Answer 1

incoming solar radiation

Question 2

what are factors that affect insolation

Answer 2

angle of isolation
duration of insolation
type of surface insolation strikes

Question 3

What is visible light?

Answer 3

most of the solar energy that reaches the earth is in the form of

Question 4

what are 2 things that are visible light

Answer 4

some is infrared and some is ultraviolet

Question 5

what does angle of insolation affect

Answer 5

the temp

Question 6

what is nearly all the uv raditation absorbed by earth’s stratosphere

Answer 6

ozone gas in the ozone layer

Question 7

what other gases absorb much of the incoming infrared radiation

Answer 7

water vaper,co2,methane greenhouse gases

Question 8

what is visible light converted to

Answer 8

heat (infrared radiation)

Question 9

what warms the surface and the atmosphere

Answer 9

terrestrial radiation

Question 10

what happens when earth revolves around the sub causing the northern and southern hemisphere to alternate

Answer 10

the amount of insolation they receive during the year

Question 11

Define parallelism

Answer 11

earths axis always points in the same direction towards Polaris

Question 12

What are seasons caused by?

Answer 12

The tilt of the Earth’s axis

Question 13

solar noon

Answer 13

the moment when the sun reaches its highest altitude in the aky for the day

Question 14

when is the sun dierctly over head NY

Answer 14

never

Question 15

what latitudes can the solar noon be dierclty overhead

Answer 15

between 23.5 N and 23.5 S

Question 16

where would the direct solar radiation always strike if the earths axis was not tilted

Answer 16

The equator

Question 17

no tilt causes

Answer 17

no seasonal changes
As latitude increases from the equator, temperatures would decrease at equal predictable race both north and south

Question 18

Happen if earths axis was more tilted

Answer 18

more extreme seasons

Question 19

where are shadows always casted

Answer 19

in the opposite direction

Question 20

When are shadows longest?

Answer 20

early morning and late afternoon

Question 21

in nys where is the noon soon always

Answer 21

the southern sky

Question 22

when does radiative balance occur

Answer 22

when incoming solar radiation equals outgoing terrestrial radiation

Question 23

what is insolation lag

Answer 23

the greatest temperatures for the day and year that occur at a time later than the greatest intensity for insolation for the day of year

Question 24

where does the June stoltise always set and rise

Answer 24

north east and north west

Question 25

where does EQ always set and rise

Answer 25

east and west

Question 26

where does DS always set and rise

Answer 26

south east and south west