The Sunshine Recorder Flashcards

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Another name for sunshine recorder?

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Parheliometer

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What is the unit of measurement?

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Hours

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How does a sunshine recorder work?

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By using a glass ball to focus the sunlight and rays onto s strip of cardboard, as the sun moves around during the day the cardboard is scorched creating a record of how many sunlight hours there are - gaps in the burning so the amount of cloud cover

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