Date            Hours of Daylight in Our City    Angle of the Sun in the Sky January 21            9 h 36 min                                  27.7° February 21        10 h 51 min                                   37.1° March 21            12 h 13 min                                    48.2° April 21               13 h 40 min                                   59.8° May 21               12 h 50 min                                    68.0° June 21              15 h 17 min                                    71.1° July 21               14 h 48 min                                     67.9° August 21          13 h 37 min                                     56.0° September 21    12 h 11 min                                    48.0° October 21         10 h 47 min                                    36.7° November 21       9 h 34 min                                    27.6° December 21         9 h 5 min                                    24.2°   Our city experiences drastic changes in temperature over the course of a year. In the winter, the average temperature in our city is around 36° F. In the summer, it increases to 82° F. Using examples from the data table above, explain why the angle of the sun changes throughout the year and the effect that has on the length of day as well as seasonal changes in temperature.

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Date            Hours of Daylight in Our City    Angle of the Sun in the Sky

January 21            9 h 36 min                                  27.7°

February 21        10 h 51 min                                   37.1°

March 21            12 h 13 min                                    48.2°

April 21               13 h 40 min                                   59.8°

May 21               12 h 50 min                                    68.0°

June 21              15 h 17 min                                    71.1°

July 21               14 h 48 min                                     67.9°

August 21          13 h 37 min                                     56.0°

September 21    12 h 11 min                                    48.0°

October 21         10 h 47 min                                    36.7°

November 21       9 h 34 min                                    27.6°

December 21         9 h 5 min                                    24.2°

 

Our city experiences drastic changes in temperature over the course of a year. In the winter, the average temperature in our city is around 36° F. In the summer, it increases to 82° F. Using examples from the data table above, explain why the angle of the sun changes throughout the year and the effect that has on the length of day as well as seasonal changes in temperature.

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