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Q: Are the tropics hotter than the poles because the sun strikes this area of earth more indirectly?
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T or F The tropics are hotter than the poles because the sun strikes this area of earth more indirectly?

That depends on which area you mean when you say "this area of Earth".The sun strikes the Tropics more directly than the poles, and each poledoesn't see the sun at all during six months of the year. That's whythe polar regions are colder than the Tropics.


Why is it hotter around the tropics?

because the weather is hotter near the tropic places then the poles.


Why is there more evaporation in tropics?

It's hotter there.


Why are raindrops bigger at warm temperature as for example in the tropics?

the hotter condtions make it condense much more


Which statement below explains why the temperature in the tropics at the equator is hotter than the temperature in Louisville?

The correct statemnent is not on the list that appears below the question.


How do things get hotter and colder?

Things get hotter because of the sun, and things get colder because of the snow


How can you measure the surface temperature of the sun?

Indirectly, by analyzing the light given off by the Sun. Typically, a hotter object will emit electromagnetic waves of higher-energy - on average, because such an object will emit a mix of many electromagnetic waves.


What continent gets hotter than the other continents?

Africa is generally the hottest, and it has had the highest temperature of 57.8 in Al Aziziyah in Libya. Funnily enough it wasn't in the tropics.


Is it hotter the most or colder the most in the year in Florida?

it is hotter because your breath is very hot and steamy that why it is hotter


Why is it almost always hot in area called tropics?

It has to do with the Earth being round and how the Sun shines on it. The tropics are mostly close to the roundest part of the Earth or EQUATOR. Most places near the equator are hot because the rays of the sun fully shine on them most of the year(except at night of course). This causes these places to be hotter than those that the Sun`s rays do not shine directly at.


Why does the air inside the shower feel warm as the water vapor condenses?

It condenses because heat moves from high to low concentrations. The temperature of the water is generally hotter than the temperature of the bathroom. Therefore, the hotter water heats up the cooler bathroom air. -The pine lake prep chemistry meister strikes again!


Why is orange hotter than yellow?

Because orange is hotter than yellow