Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. When the North Pole tilts away from the Sun, the most direct rays strike the Northern Hemisphere.

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Annie Mejia

2 September, 02:15

Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. When the North Pole tilts away from the Sun, the most direct rays strike the Northern Hemisphere.

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String Bean · Answer 1

Your statement is false, the sun's most direct rays would be striking the Tropic of Capricorn which is located at 23.5 degrees south in latitude, in the southern hemisphere. When the earth is tilted this way, the north pole is rotated further away from the sun that the south pole is.