Close to perpendicular.
It's less intense at the poles than at the equator. Now if that is not the exact answer you were looking for, then you must be experiencing one of the exact same problems I have when looking for an answer on the web, only to end up a site like this.
Obliquely. The sun is never further above the horizon than 23.45°. This would happen at the summer solstice at the north pole and at the winter solstice at the south pole. At the equinoxes the sun's rays would pass parallel to the surface at either of the poles.
In general the sun's rays are more potent at the equator because the sun is closer to vertical at the equator. Towards the polar regions, the sun is at a more glancing angle - even mid summer at the pole, the elevation of the sun is not great. The difference in distance to the sun; between the equator and the pole; is quite minor - 4 000km difference in a distance of 150 000 000 km.
At 9 degrees of latitude north, I have measured sunlight intensity at about 140,000 lux.
The equator gets direct sunlight. The poles get indirect sunlight (the light is at an angle)
The equator is tropical, while the poles are cold.
The Equator is the middle, the poles are the ends.
They are more vertical at the equator, thus stronger.
Direct is the wrong word, but is often used.
Angle of incidence.
It strikes it most directly at the equator, on average during the year.
They are more commonly seen closer to the poles than the equator because magnetism near the poles.
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The diameter of the earth at the equator is 12,756.32 kilometers or 7,926.41 miles. The diameter of the earth through the poles is 12,715.43 kilometers or 7,901.00 miles. Thus the earth is 41 km or 25 miles wider than it is tall, giving it a slight bulge at the equator. This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, geoid (earth-like).
Each beam of sunlight has the same amount of energy (which is where we get our warmth). The energy of the sun is more spread accross the Earth's surface with increased angles (oblique). This is what happens at the poles where the sun light hits the Earth at 180 degrees. It is cold at the poles because the sun's energy is spread out over a large area. As the angle of the sun decreases the energy of the sun hits the earth directly and is concentrate. This is what happens when the sun hits the equator at 90 degrees and that is why it is warm at the equator.
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It is more COLDER in the POLES and it is more WARMER by the EQUATOR.So therefore the temperature by the equator is warmer and the temperature by the poles is much colder.
There is a difference between poles and equator. It is because depletion is minimum at equator.
i think it was at the equator or poles
The equator is on the 0 degree latitude that is between the north and south poles. So obviously it is between the poles.
the Equator
The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.
7,926 miles at the equator, 7,901 miles at the poles. The difference is about 25 miles.
The equator is the center of the earth's surface which is an equal distance from each pole. The poles are points on both sides of the earth which supposedly create the magnetic field around the earth.
The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation. This shape, known as an oblate spheroid, causes the distance between lines of longitude to decrease towards the poles. As a result, there is a difference in the number of nautical miles for 1 degree of longitude between the equator and the poles.