ACT真題每日一練12.18
Table 1 | ||||||
Shadow | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |||
Length (m) |
Shadow direction |
Length (m) |
Shadow direction |
Length (m) |
Shadow direction |
|
A | 5.0 | SW | 8.6 | NW | 6.8 | W |
B | 1.2 | W | 2.9 | NNW | 1.7 | NW |
C | 0.3 | N | 2.3 | N | 0.9 | N |
D | 1.2 | E | 3.0 | NNE | 1.8 | NE |
E | 5.0 | SE | 8.6 | NE | 6.9 | E |
Experiment 2 The following year, the student repeated Experiment 1 at a chosen location in the Southern Hemisphere. The results are in Table 2. |
Table 2 | ||||||
Shadow | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |||
Length (m) |
Shadow direction |
Length (m) |
Shadow direction |
Length (m) |
Shadow direction |
|
A | 9.0 | SW | 5.0 | NW | 6.9 | W |
B | 3.2 | SSW | 1.1 | W | 1.8 | SW |
C | 2.5 | S | 0.3 | S | 1.0 | S |
D | 3.2 | SSE | 1.1 | E | 1.8 | SE |
E | 9.1 | SE | 5.0 | NE | 6.9 | E |
Based on the shadow directions in these experiments, which of the following best describes the difference between the apparent path of the Sun as seen from the observation points in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
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A. The Sun travels a more southerly path in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.
B. The Sun travels a more northerly path in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.
C. The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West in the Northern Hemisphere, but the opposite is true in the Southern Hemisphere.
D. The Sun rises in the West and sets in the East in the Northern Hemisphere, but the opposite is true in the Southern Hemisphere.
謎底:B.
【剖析】Comparing the data for the two hemispheres, 9 of the 15 shadows measured in the Southern Hemisphere point S, SW, or SE. This indicates that the Sun appeared north of that location at the times the shadows were measured. At the same times, the corresponding Northern Hemisphere measurements indicate the Sun was occasionally north of that location, but more often south of it.
More shadows in the Southern Hemisphere location pointed south than did shadows in the Northern Hemisphere location.
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