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Latitude and its affect on solar radiation

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Author: Earth Learning Idea
Date: 2014-09-01 09:35:00
Blog: Earth Learning Idea
URL: http://earthlearningidea.blogspot.com/2014/09/latitude-and-its-affect-on-solar.html

Summary:

The latest ELI is 'Hot or not? - investigating how latitude affects the amount of solar radiation received'. After doing the activity, pupils will be able to:- • explain that the rays of the Sun will be most intense and so the surface of the Earth will be hottest when the Sun’s rays apparently come from directly overhead; • explain that as the Sun’s rays move away from overhead, they become

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activity, affect, directly overhead, Earth in space, latest ELI, latitude, pupils, rays, solar radiation, Sun, surface

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