Comparison of the variations in insolation on the Earth during the changes in th

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Comparison of the variations in insolation on the Earth during the changes in the seasons, from, Reynolds, S and J. Johnson, exploring forth Science. McGraw Hill, 2016 The seasons also effect the length of day (the time between sunrise and sunset). Based on your observations of Figure 2, indicate when each region has the longest day (circle 1) Northern Hemisphere: December Solstice/The Equinoxes/June Solstice Equatorial Region: December Solstice/The Equinoxes/June Solstice Southern Hemisphere: December Solstice/The Equinoxes/June Solstice Albedo Place equal amounts of black sand and white sand into the beakers provided. Place thermometers in the sand of each so that the bulb is about % inch beneath the surface of the sand. Place the two beakers at the equal distance away from the lamp provided (lamp should be off). Note the temperature in both sets of sand and enter in the table Switch on the lamp and then note the temperature in each beaker every minute (use the stop watch function on your cell phone) and enter the temperature into the table. After 10 minutes switch off the lamp. Plot the temperature vs. time on the chart provided. Use a different colors to represent the black and white sands.

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a.   Northern hemisphere-June solstice
b.   Equatorial region- The equinoxes
c.   Southern hemisphere- December solstice
June solstice occur during the june 20-22 it has longest day in northn hemisphere and shortest day in southern hemisphere.
The equinoxes-In this day and night are equal, occur during 20- 23 march.
December solstice- occur during December 20, 21.

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