What is the approximate latitude of the observer in the diagram below?
A) 90 N
B) 90 S
C) 50 N
D) 50 S
E) 0

Question

What is the approximate latitude of the observer in the diagram below? 
A) 90 N 
B) 90 S 
C) 50 N 
D) 50 S 
E) 0

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The observer is seeing the sun directly overhead, indicating that they are located near the equator at approximately 0 degrees latitude. The only option that is close to this is choice C, which is 50 degrees north. Choice A and B (90 N and 90 S) are at the poles, where the sun would never be directly overhead. Choice D (50 S) is too far from the equator to have the sun directly overhead. The image shows a view of the North Star (Polaris) directly above the observer. Since Polaris is located at the North Pole, the observer must be somewhere in the northern hemisphere. The angle between the horizon and Polaris, also known as the observer's latitude, appears to be approximately 50 degrees. Therefore, the best choice is C) 50 N.

What Is the Approximate Latitude of the Observer in the Diagram