Question

Choose all the answers that apply.

The amount of sunlight that reaches the earth's surface depends on _____.

1 location
2 time of day
3 time of year
4 wind patterns
5 weather

You can pick more then one.

Answer 1

the correct answer is location, time of day, time of year and weather,,, EVERY ONE EXCEPT WIND PATTERNS

Answer 2

[1] is false, because we are talking about light reaching Earth's surface as a whole, and not in one specific place.

[2] is false, because even if it was in the middle of the night, the other side of the world will be recieving pretty much just as much light as you did the following day.

[3] is false, because even though the sun comes up lower during Winter months, and higher during Summer months, seasons are not constant throughout the entire world. So for what may be Winter for you, will likely be Summer for someone else, so still, just as much light is reaching the Earth.

[4] is false, because wind doesn't affect how light travels.

[5] is true, because clear skies will allow more light to come through that cloudy skies, for example, meaning the amount of light reaching the Earth's surface would not be consistent.