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It is nearer to the equator.
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Which one is hotter the Equator or the Poles?
On our Earth, the Equator is comparatively warmer than either of the Poles.
What is one reason why it is colder at the poles and warmer at the equator?
sun hits equator directly and not the poles
How long does it take the sun to rotate once?
The Sun has a differential rotation, caused by Coriolis forces. Near the equator, one rotation takes about 25 days; near the poles, one rotation takes about 34 days.
How long does it takes for sun to rotate once?
Strangely, the Suns has a differential rotation. At the equator, it takes 25 days for one rotation; near the poles, 34 days.
Why have glacial deposits been found in Africa?
Africa has not always been near the equator, long ago when Wegener made an hypothesis that earths landforms were once all one landmass called Pangaea. When Pangaea was a whole, Africa was more near the poles than where it is located now.
Which region has specific seasons?
between the equator and one of the earth's poles
How long does it take Jupiter to complete one day?
Because Jupiter is not a solid body it does not rotate at a uniform rate. One rotation takes about 9 hours, 50 minutes near the equator, but about five minutes longer near the poles.
When and where does air move the fasest and the slowest?
I think air moves the fastest around the equator and slowest around the poles because if you think about it, the equator is always spinning & the poles just stay in one spot. .
Why locations near earth's equator travel faster during one rotation than places near the poles?
The Earth turns at 1000 miles an hour. If any place went slower or faster it would look like Jupiter. It would rip the Earth apart. Even at the poles you would spin at 1000 miles an hour.
Do meridians get parallel to one another as they get closer to the poles?
no. They are parallel to each other only at the equator. But as soon as you move away from the equator, they are no longer parallel.
Why is there a difference in nautical miles 1 degree longitude between the equator and the poles?
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.
One of the imaginary lines joining north and south poles at right angles to the equator?
"Meridian of longitude"
