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Homework Statement
The Sun is lower in the sky during the winter than it is during the summer. How does this change affect the flux of sunlight hitting a given area on the surface of Earth? How does this change affect the weather?
(I take it I'm supposed to consider the sun to have a uniform electric field, and that the area is normal.)
Homework Equations
Flux=EAcos(theta)
The Attempt at a Solution
So what I have written is "When the sun is lower in the sky, the angle theta between the sun and given area approaches 90, meaning cos(theta) approaches 0, meaning flux is smaller. The weather gets colder, since not as much heat is transferred from the sun.
So is this right? I can't really conceptualize this very well for some reason. Flux has kind of been a little confusing for me, since I don't really understand what you would use it for.
Also, I'm horrible at explaining things thoroughly, so please let me know if you don't think the answer is clear enough.