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Is sunlight that hits the Earth straight on dimmer or brighter?
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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.
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