Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude ? (a) 22 1/2° North and South (b) 40 1/2° North and South (c) 42 1/2° North and South (d) 66 1/2° North and South

Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiati

1.	Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude ? (a) 22 1/2° North and South (b) 40 1/2° North and South (c) 42 1/2° North and South (d) 66 1/2° North and South
Answer» (b) 40 1/2° North and South

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