Answer:
1) The day when the noon sun is highest in New York:
Answer: D
2) The date of the most concentrated insolation in New York:
Answer: B
3) Our first day of winter:
- Answer: G
4) First day of spring in New York:
- Answer: A
5) Earth's approximate closest approach to the sun (perihelion):
- Answer: F
6) Fall equinox:
- Answer: E
7) The beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere:
- Answer: Η
8) Earth's greatest distance (approximate position) from the sun (aphelion):
- Answer: C
9) The shortest day of the year in the United States:
- Answer: I
Please let me know if you need further clarification or assistance on any of the positions described in FIGURE 1-3
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