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The angle between the sun’s rays and a line perpendicular to the horizontal plane through angle the beam of the sun and vertical is called __________(a) Solar Azimuth angle(b) Zenith angle(c) Altitude angle(d) DeclinationI got this question during a job interview.My doubt stems from Solar Constant in chapter Solar Energy of Energy Engineering

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The CORRECT option is (b) Zenith angle

Easiest explanation: The angle between the sun’s rays and a LINE perpendicular to the horizontal plane through angle MEASURED from the NORTH to the horizontal projection of rays is called zenith angle. And it is denoted by θz.



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