You live at a latitude of 17$\degree$ N.What is the angle between the southern horizon and the sun at noon at the winter solstice?
A) 17$\degree$
B) 23.5$\degree$
C) 96.5$\degree$
D) 73$\degree$
E) 49.5$\degree$

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At the winter solstice, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S). The angle of the sun above the horizon is calculated as 90° - (latitude - 23.5°). For a latitude of 17°, this is 90° - (17° + 23.5°) = 49.5°.

You Live at a Latitude of 17 °\degree° NWhat Is the Angle Between the Southern Horizon and the the Angle

You Live at a Latitude of 17 $\degree$ NWhat Is the Angle Between the Southern Horizon and the the Angle