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Average temperatures are lower near the poles because sunlight strikes the ground at an angle?
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Why are average temperatures higher at the equator than near the poles?
The energy that reaches the equator is more intense than the energy that strikes poles
Describe what happens when sunlight strikes chlorophyll?
esta con noche
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.
What is mainly responsible for the unequal heating of earth's surface?
The angle at which the sunlight strikes the Earth
What factor most influences amount of solar energy an area on earth receives?
It is the angle at which sunlight strikes the area.
What layer does sunlight strikes first?
The Earth's layer that sunlight strikes first is the ozone layer.
Why is the thermosphere hot?
The thermosphere is so hot because sunlight strikes this layer of the atmosphere first.
What strikes the equator more directly?
sunlight
What continent gets the most lightning strikes?
Africa gets the most lightning strikes.
How do warmer or colder temperatures at the equator affect the earth?
it can affect maybe because the earth strikes more directly
Why are average temperatures higher at the equator than near the poles?
The energy that reaches the equator is more intense than the energy that strikes poles
When sunlight strikes chlorophyll the cell can make food for the?
plant
Describe what happens when sunlight strikes chlorophyll?
esta con noche
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.
How does polar ice that sunlight strikes help reduce global warming?
When sunlight strikes polar ice much of it is reflected back into space. This, called the albedo effect, slows global warming. When the ice melts the sun strikes the dark water, which absorbs heat much better
What does the ozone become when sunlight strikes hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides?
Photochemical Smog.
What Vitamins come from sunlight?
Vitamin D. The body produces vitamin D when sunlight (ultraviolet light) strikes the skin.
