Question

Use the graphics to complete the table. Use the angle measurements on the left side of the dome to get the maximum angle of the sun. You don’t have to be exact, but you should be within 5° of the correct answer. Estimate the length of the day to the nearest hour.

Answer 1

for winter solstice;
maximum angle of the sun ~ 23.5 degrees north of the equator

Length of day ~ 8 hours and 46 minutes

spring equinox;

maximum angle of the sun ~ 51 degrees

length of day ~ 12 hours

summer solstice;

maximum angle of the sun ~ 23.5 degrees

length of day ~ 14 hours 51 minutes

fall equinox
maximum angle of the sun ~ 51 degrees

length of day ~ 12 hours

these are for the latitude 0