Geography · Insolation and Earth's Orbit
Read the statements and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): The amount of insolation decreases from the equator towards the poles. Reasoning (R): The earth's axis makes an angle of 66 12° with the plane of its orbit around the sun, which influences the amount of insolation received at different latitudes.
- 1Both (A) and (R) are false
- 2(A) is true, but (R) is false
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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