1) The Relationship of the seasons to the sun's elevation at solar noon Plotting the sun's elevation at Solar Noon You are to plot the sun's elevation at solar noon and then answer the questions. Use the data that is provided for your graph. Note: the latitude is rounded to 42 degrees.

Solar noon is approximately 12: 25 pm Eastern Standard Time. It is 1:25 pm Daylight Savings Time.

Month             Sun's Elevation  at Solar Noon

9/21                         48 degrees

10/21                       40 degrees

11/21                       30 degrees

12/21                       24.5 degrees

1/21                         30 degrees

2/21                         40 degrees

3/21                         48 degrees

4/21                         56 degrees

5/21                         64 degrees

6/21                       71.5 degrees

7/21                         68 degrees

8/21                         58 degrees

1. Graph the sun's elevation for one year.
2. Find and mark the following: Vernal Equinox ( first day of spring), Autumnal Equinox(first day of autumn), Summer Solstice( first day of summer), Winter Solstice(first day of winter).
3. When is summer?   Fall?  Winter?  Spring?
4. The highest sun is at _________degrees and the lowest sun is at_______degrees.
5. The difference between highest sun and lowest sun is ________: now divide by 2 which equals ________
6. The answer is the ______________________. ( Hint: Google the answer to number 5 in degrees)
7. What is the latitude and longitude for Cleveland Ohio?_________