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More solar energy reaches the equatorial regios than the polar regions because the equatorial regions?
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The Equatorial regions reach more sun rays
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What is the overall effects of winds on earth?
They transfer energy as heat from equatorial regions to high latitudes
Why does solar energy reach the equatorial regions more than the polar regions?
Because the sun hits more directly at the equator. More sunlight is reflected off from the polar regions, and so less sunlight hits in the polar regions. NO! The sun's rays strike the polar regions at a lower angle, therefore delivering the same amount of energy, but spreading it over a greater area. This is what causes lower temperatures in the polar regions.
Why does more solar energy reach the equatorial regions?
It's about the angle. At the equator, sunlight hits the Earth pretty much perpendicular while at the polar regions the light hits at a rather slanted angle. Not only does the polar light have more atmosphere(which saps some energy) to pass through, the angle also contributes to spread it out.
What form does suns energy have when it reaches earth?
The Sun's energy is given out mainly as "electromagnetic radiation". Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Heat is the main form the Sun's energy has when it reaches Earth, particularly the Earth's surface.
What happen to the energy being put into water when it reaches 100 degrees?
It turns from latent energy into sensible energy when steam is created
What is the overall effects of winds on earth?
They transfer energy as heat from equatorial regions to high latitudes
Where does the greatest amount of solar energy reach the surface of the ocean?
The greatest amount of solar energy reaches the surface of the ocean near the equator. This is because the sun's rays are more direct at the equator, resulting in higher solar intensity. Additionally, the equatorial regions generally experience less cloud cover, allowing more sunlight to reach the surface of the ocean.
Why does more solar energy reach the equatorial regions than the polar regions?
Because the sun hits more directly at the equator. More sunlight is reflected off from the polar regions, and so less sunlight hits in the polar regions. NO! The sun's rays strike the polar regions at a lower angle, therefore delivering the same amount of energy, but spreading it over a greater area. This is what causes lower temperatures in the polar regions.
Why does solar energy reach the equatorial regions more than the polar regions?
Because the sun hits more directly at the equator. More sunlight is reflected off from the polar regions, and so less sunlight hits in the polar regions. NO! The sun's rays strike the polar regions at a lower angle, therefore delivering the same amount of energy, but spreading it over a greater area. This is what causes lower temperatures in the polar regions.
Why does more solar energy reach the equatorial regions?
It's about the angle. At the equator, sunlight hits the Earth pretty much perpendicular while at the polar regions the light hits at a rather slanted angle. Not only does the polar light have more atmosphere(which saps some energy) to pass through, the angle also contributes to spread it out.
Why does air rise at the equator but sink at the poles?
The Earth tilts on its axis which causes major differences to the amount of light that reaches the poles and extremes of Northern and Southern latitudes. The equatorial region is virtually unaffected by the seasonal tilt of the Earth and as such receives a large amount of light all year round.Due to this the polar regions are significantly colder than the equatorial regions.When a substance is heated the particles of that substance receive more kinetic energy; move more rapidly; move further apart; and therefore expand. When substances expand like this there are less particles per unit area and therefore the substance becomes less dense.A less dense substance will float on top of a more dense substance.Air is heated at equatorial regions and therefore rises due to decreased density.Air is cooled at polar regions and therefore sinks due to increased density.
How the sun's energy reaches a cat that eats a bird?
The bird ate a seed that came from a plant that grew because of the sun's energy.
The energy of particles moving from warmer regions to cooler regions is?
The answer is thermal energy
Why does thermal energy only move from the warmer object to the cooler object?
Because according to the second law of thermodynamics, energy spontaneously spreads from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration.
How much of the energy in burning coal reaches the consumer as electricity?
One third of coal's energy reaches the consumer.
How radiant energy reaches the earth?
It reaches earth as an electromagnetic wave.
Why is the temperature of Neptune very cold?
Because it is 30 times as far from the sun as earth is. This means that an equatorial square metre on Neptune gets 1/900 of the solar radiation (and so energy) compared to an equatorial square metre on earth.
