Seeing how there is different amounts of light at different times of the year, along with different solar elevations, we sought out to see what happens with the light when it's coming to the Earth at various heights.
We saw that during summer months, when the sun was "high" in the sky, the area it shines at is greatly reduced, making the sunlight that much more direct and "concentrated" as students mentioned. During winter months, when the sun appears lower in the sky, we see more indirect light that covers a greater area. It's all coming together as to why it's warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter!
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