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1. On March 21/22, the sun shines most directly on the Earth’s surface…
a) 23 ½ degrees north of the equator.
b) 23 ½ degrees south of the equator.
c) on the equator and moving north with respect to the equator.
d) on the equator and moving south with respect to the equator.
e) closest to the north pole, highest in the sky.

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GeoPanther

On March 21/22, thus Sun shines most directly on the Equator and moving north with respect to the Equator.

Explanation:

On March 21/22 we have the spring equinox. In this period both Hemispheres experience the same amount of sunlight, and the day and night length are with the same on both hemispheres, or rather on every opposite latitude the day and night have the same length. The Sun is directly above the Equator on this date. This means that the Sun is most intense on the Equator as it falls under a direct angle.

  • From this date on, the Earth starts to tilt toward the Sun with its Northern Hemisphere.
  • This means that the Sun is moving north in respect to the Equator, so the direct sunlight is experienced further and further away from the Equator, up to 23.5 degrees north of the Equator.
  • The Northern Hemisphere experiences spring and later summer after the Earth starts to tilt toward the Sun after this date.

Learn more about the effect of Earth's tilting https://brainly.com/question/9085440

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