SSC 2 quiz

During which event does the Sun's vertical rays reach the Tropic of Cancer?

• Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the location of the Tropic of Cancer?

• It is located at 23 ½° south of the Equator.

• It is located at 23 ½° north of the Equator.

• It is located at 0° latitude.

• It is located at 66 ½° north of the Equator.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the location of the Equator?

• It is located at 23 ½° north of the Tropic of Cancer.

• It is located at 0° latitude.

• It is located at 23 ½° south of the Tropic of Capricorn.

• It is located at 66 ½° north of the Arctic Circle.

What is the primary function of the Equator?

• It marks the southernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays.

• It divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• It marks the northernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays.

• It divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the location of the Tropic of Capricorn?

• It is located at 23 ½° south of the Equator.

• It is located at 23 ½° north of the Equator.

• It is located at 0° latitude.

• It is located at 66 ½° south of the Equator.

What is the significance of the Tropic of Capricorn in relation to the Sun's position?

• It marks the northernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays in the Northern Hemisphere.

• It marks the southernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays in the Southern Hemisphere.

• It marks the equatorial limit of the Sun's vertical rays.

• It marks the northernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays in the Southern Hemisphere.

During which event does the Sun's vertical rays reach the Tropic of Capricorn?

• Winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the location of the Antarctic Circle?

• It is located at 0° latitude.

• It is located at 66 ½° south of the Equator.

• It is located at 66 ½° north of the Equator.

• It is located at 23 ½° south of the Equator.

What is the primary function of the Antarctic Circle?

• It marks the southernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays.

• It marks the equatorial limit of the Sun's vertical rays.

• It marks the southernmost limit of the Sun's oblique rays.

• It marks the northernmost limit of the Sun's vertical rays.
  

Low Latitudes are located between _____.

• Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

• Equator and the Antarctic Circle.

• Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.

• Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.