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Is the net primary productivity more at he equator or poles?
NPP decreases from the equator to the poles as a result of the amount of solar radiation available. Therefore, NPP is more at the equator.
What effect does solar radiation have on climate when comparing the equator to polar-region?
Equator has a lower angular deflection of sunlight and therefore warmer temperatures
Name three major climate zones and why their temperatures are different?
Temperate, Tropical, and Polar are the three major climate zones. They differ because they each get different amounts of solar radiation. Tropical gets the most solar radiation, then Temperate, and polar gets the least.
Where do solar eclipses happen the most?
near the equator
What latitude receives the most indirect radiation?
Equator Receives
When is solar radiation most intense?
Solar radiation is most intense at noon.
What happens to the amount of solar radiation as latitude increases?
The north pole receives more solar radiation during the summer than the equator does, but during winter, it receives no solar radiation. This means that as latitude increases, the amount of solar radiation increases in the summer and decreases in the winter.
Do tropical regions receive the most solar radiation?
Yes, in terms of the intensity, they receive the most. Throughout the year the sun shines most directly, on average, on regions near the equator.
What solar radiation is the most powerful?
Ultraviolet radiation
Is the net primary productivity more at he equator or poles?
NPP decreases from the equator to the poles as a result of the amount of solar radiation available. Therefore, NPP is more at the equator.
What effect does solar radiation have on climate when comparing the equator to polar regions?
Equator has a lower angular deflection of sunlight and therefore warmer temperatures
What effect does solar radiation have on climate when comparing the equator to polar-region?
Equator has a lower angular deflection of sunlight and therefore warmer temperatures
What happens to most solar radiation when it reaches the surface of Earth what happens?
Most of the solar radiation is absorbed when it reaches the surface of the earth. Some of the solar radiation is also absorbed in the atmosphere.
The sun's radiation hits the Earth most directly at the?
If we are talking about solar heating it warms mostly the equator. If we are talking about actual radiation we are least protected from it at the North and South pole. So even though the radiation itself may not be directed at the poles that is where a person would experience it the most.
Why is ocean water near the equator warmer than ocean water at the poles?
The ocean receives most of its heat along the equator, where incoming solar radiation is about double that received at the poles. Hence, sea surfaces are much warmer along the equator than at the poles.
Name three major climate zones and why their temperatures are different?
Temperate, Tropical, and Polar are the three major climate zones. They differ because they each get different amounts of solar radiation. Tropical gets the most solar radiation, then Temperate, and polar gets the least.
Where do solar eclipses happen the most?
near the equator
