Name: __________________________
(equatorial) (midlatitude) (polar)
(equatorial) (midlatitude) (polar)
(equatorial) (midlatitude) (polar)
(February and September) (April and May) (May and June)
(increases) (decreases)
(increase) (decrease)
(50830) (62703) (62920) cal/cm2
(0.45) (1.7) (2.2)
(0.45) (1.7) (2.2)
(0.98) (1.18) (1.7)
(less) (greater)
(2.5) (91) (230)
(little) (greatly)
(March) (September)
(46.6) (48.6) (52.6) %
(solstices) (equinoxes)
(7.32) (9.94) (11.6) kWh/m2/day
(solstices) (equinoxes)
(11.4) (12.4) (13.2) kWh/m2/day
(North Pole) (South Pole)
(14 hr 54 min) (15 hr 24 min) (17 hr 23 min)
(23º) (47º) (70º)
(23º) (47º) (70º)
(identical) (different)
(8 hr 59 min) (9 hr 59 min) (12 hr 10 min)
(23º) (47º) (70º)
(the winter solstice) (either equinox) (the summer solstice)
(18) (30) (60) cal
(0.42) (1.6) (2.4)
(1.6) (2.4) (3.9)
(46%) (65%) (78%)
(46%) (65%) (78%)
(15%) (39%) (58%)
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