The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
A. Rotation of the earth
B. Revolution of the earth
C. Elliptical path of the earth's orbit
D. Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
Answer: Option D
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The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the parallelism of inclined axis of the earth.Join The Discussion
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