Tropical design Flashcards
Describe Solar Geometry
Understanding the movement of the sun and computing for shading
It is the human solutions towards problems inclined with nature
Technology
What do you call an all glass building situated in a hot and looming dessert plain?
Inneficiency
It is the shape of the orbit of the Earth around the sun
Ellipse
As the earth revolves around the sun, the distance varies around_______ percent
3.3
The cause of different seasons around the globe?
Uneven distribution of continents around the globe.
T or F: The southern Hemisphere contains more land than the northern hemisphere.
False
Month of Aphelion
July
It is the time where the Earth is most distant from the sun
Aphelion
Explain the process why seasons are caused
During the Aphelion, the northern half of the earth is tilted towards the sun, heating up most of the land, in comparison to January where as the earth is closer but heating up only the vast oceans.
It is the event where the day is almost as equal as the night
Equinox
Date of spring equinox?
March 21
Date of Fall equinox
September 21
Date of summer solstice
June 21
Date of winter solstice
December 21
It is called the longest periods of either day or night
solstice
It is called the longest day
Summer solstice
Longest night
Winter solstice
The vertical angle at which the suns rays strikes the earth
Altitude angle
Early astronomers who stated that “The earth revolves around the sun rather than being the center of the universe.
Galileo and Copernicus
It describes the arc of the sun across the sky in relation to an earth-bound observer at a given latitude and time.
Skydome
The part of the sky dome through which the most powerful rays enter
Solar window
Solar window timeline?
9am to 3pm
Commonly used building envelope to prevent or control the irradiation of a surface
Overhangs
It is the angle of the sun above the horizon
Altitude angle
It is also known as the bearing angle , it is the angle of the sun’s projection unto the ground
Azimuth angle
