[Geology & Weather Reviews]


22. In the diagram above, the earth is shown moving around the sun. The upward pointing arrow represents the North Pole.

For an observer at 40* North latitude, which event will occur when the earth is at position C on the diagram at left?

a. The Sun will be higher in the sky than on any other day.

b. The Sun will set exactly in the west.

c. The Sun will appear to have its smallest diameter.

d. The length of the daylight period will be shortest.

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