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Q131.
What is the range of sun’s declination angle throughout the year?

a.

Between 0 and 90 degrees

b.

Between 0 and 23.5 degrees

c.

Between -23.5 and 23.5 degrees

d.

Between -23.5 and 0 degrees

Discuss
Answer: (c).Between -23.5 and 23.5 degrees
Q132.
What the hour angle?

a.

Angle between ray of the sun when extended to the earth’s center and the equatorial plane

b.

Angle between line joining the location to earth’s center and earth’s equatorial plane

c.

Angle through which the turns to bring the meridian of a point in line with sun’s rays

d.

Angle through which the turns to bring the meridian of a point directly in line with sun’s rays

Discuss
Answer: (d).Angle through which the turns to bring the meridian of a point directly in line with sun’s rays
Q133.
Altitude angle is the _______

a.

vertical angle between projection of sun’s rays on the horizontal plane of earth’s surface

b.

horizontal angle between projection of sun’s rays on the horizontal plane of earth’s surface

c.

vertical angle between projection of sun’s rays on the vertical plane normal to earth’s surface

d.

horizontal angle between projection of sun’s rays on the vertical plane normal to earth’s surface

Discuss
Answer: (a).vertical angle between projection of sun’s rays on the horizontal plane of earth’s surface
Q134.
Hour angle is a measure of time of day with respect to solar noon.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q135.
The altitude angle is maximum at noon.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q136.
What is solar noon?

a.

Time of the day at which sun’s rays are perpendicular to a given line of longitude

b.

Time of the day at which sun’s rays are parallel to a given line of longitude

c.

Time of the day at which sun’s rays are perpendicular earth’s surface

d.

Time of the day at which sun’s rays are parallel to earth’s surface

Discuss
Answer: (a).Time of the day at which sun’s rays are perpendicular to a given line of longitude
Q137.
How does the solar noon vary with every 15 degrees of longitude east of a given longitude?

a.

Solar noon occurs one hour late with every 15 degrees of longitude east of a given longitude

b.

Solar noon occurs one hour earlier with every 15 degrees of longitude east of a given longitude

c.

Solar noon occurs does not vary with longitude

d.

Solar noon occurs half hour late with every 15 degrees of longitude east of a given longitude

Discuss
Answer: (b).Solar noon occurs one hour earlier with every 15 degrees of longitude east of a given longitude
Q138.
How does the solar noon vary with every 15 degrees of longitude west of a given longitude?

a.

Solar noon occurs one hour later with every 15 degrees of longitude west of a given longitude

b.

Solar noon occurs one hour earlier with every 15 degrees of longitude east of a given longitude

c.

Solar noon occurs one hour later with every 15 degrees of longitude west of a given longitude

d.

Solar noon occurs half hour later with every 15 degrees of longitude west of a given longitude

Discuss
Answer: (c).Solar noon occurs one hour later with every 15 degrees of longitude west of a given longitude
Q139.
What is a solar day?

a.

One complete revolution of sun around moon

b.

One complete revolution of earth around sun

c.

One complete revolution of moon around earth

d.

One complete revolution of sun around earth

Discuss
Answer: (d).One complete revolution of sun around earth
Q140.
What is a sidereal day?

a.

Time taken by earth to rotate about its axis for distant stars to appear fixed

b.

Time taken by earth to rotate about its axis for sun to appear fixed

c.

Time taken by earth to rotate about its axis for distant stars to be moved by 1 degree

d.

Time taken by earth to rotate about its axis for distant stars to be moved by 0.5 degrees

Discuss
Answer: (a).Time taken by earth to rotate about its axis for distant stars to appear fixed
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