For Each of the following celestial bodies, (1.) state whether you would find seasonality and a day/night cycle and (2.) explain which portions of the planet would receive the most intense solar radiation.

a. A spherical planet orbiting a star on a vertical axis.
b. a spherical planet orbiting a star on an axis tilted 23.5ยบ from vertical.
c. a non-orbiting spherical planet on an axis tilted 23.5ยบ from vertical.
d. a non-rotating spherical planet on an axis tilted 23.5ยบ from vertical.
e. a cylindrical planet orbiting a star on a vertical axis.
f. a cylindrical planet orbiting a star on an axis tilted 23.5ยบ from vertical.

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