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More Than "almost." the sun hits right on the equator. In fact, if you have a flagpole on the equator, there will be no shadow at noon. But the equator is not the only place where this happens. This happens Up to the tropics (tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn).
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What is the first place in the Earth that sunlight hits?
that's actually the equator
Why is the average temperature at the equator higher than the south pole?
The sunlight hits the equator at a direct angle. Sunlight glances off the south pole at an angle, so less of it is absorbed.
Why are the countries lying along or near the equator have tropical or hot climate?
The equator is an imaginary line showing the part of the world where sunlight hits most intensely. Any area near the equator receives more intense sunlight, causing the climate to be hotter.
How does the angle of the sun affect the tropical climate?
Because of the direct sunlight the sun hits right at the tropical climate at the equator.
Does the distance from the equator usually affect the climate of a place?
the farther a place is from the equator, the less directly the sun hits it, because the earth's axis is tilted. this varying amount of sunlight affects the climate.
What is the first place in the Earth that sunlight hits?
that's actually the equator
Is sunlight that hits the Earth straight on dimmer or brighter?
Dimmer or brighter than what? Sunlight hitting the earth straight-on, as at the equator, is brighter, hotter and includes more intense ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight at an angle, the poles, for example, is less intense because it has to travel through more atmosphere. The atmosphere acts as a filter, effectively dimming the sun's radiation.
Why is the average temperature at the equator higher than the south pole?
The sunlight hits the equator at a direct angle. Sunlight glances off the south pole at an angle, so less of it is absorbed.
Why do the areas near the equator receive more solar energy?
the sunlight hits it directly.
Why are the countries lying along or near the equator have tropical or hot climate?
The equator is an imaginary line showing the part of the world where sunlight hits most intensely. Any area near the equator receives more intense sunlight, causing the climate to be hotter.
How does the angle of the sun affect the tropical climate?
Because of the direct sunlight the sun hits right at the tropical climate at the equator.
Does direct sunlight produce more than indirect sunlight?
Yes it does. When the sunlight is direct, it specifically hits a location so more solar energy is packed into that area. Therefore, it is warmer in that area. For example, the equator.
Does direct sunlight produces more than indirect sunlight?
Yes it does. When the sunlight is direct, it specifically hits a location so more solar energy is packed into that area. Therefore, it is warmer in that area. For example, the equator.
Why are polar regions cooler than the equator?
Answer:sunlight strikes the poles at an oblique angle. From the polar regions, the sun is low in the sky, so that the sunlight hits the earth at a low angle, as it does for us in the morning and evening. This low angle means that the sunlight is more spread out, and thus warms the surface less. The polar regions of earth are not cooler because they are farther away from the equator, and they are not cooler because they are farther from the sun. The poles are only about 3000 km farther from the sun than is the equator at noon. This is about 0.002% of the earth-sun distance -- hardly significant.
Why does the distance from the equator usually affect the climate of a place?
the farther a place is from the equator, the less directly the sun hits it, because the earth's axis is tilted. this varying amount of sunlight affects the climate.
Does the distance from the equator usually affect the climate of a place?
the farther a place is from the equator, the less directly the sun hits it, because the earth's axis is tilted. this varying amount of sunlight affects the climate.
What causes ocean water near the equator to be warmer than ocean water farther north?
beacause global warming
