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The earth rotates around the sun and spins on its own axis at the same time. As it spins the sun is always closer at the equator. It varies a little which is what gives us our seasons but it is always farther from the poles than anywhere else keeping the temperature colder there.
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∙ 15y agoThing's get colder in winter months because of the Earth's tilt, which is about 23 degrees, as the Earth orbits the sun different parts spend more time in, or out of the sun light as a result. Answer: Everything gets colder, in the long run, because of entropy. Simply put everything is running down. This process was started at the very beginning of the Universe when everything was very hot and it will end when everything in the Universe becomes the same low temperature. (Amusingly this is referred to as the Heat Death of the Universe) We can pump up the local netropy of something - warm up a kettle of water - by adding energy to it - but eventually larger forces take control and the water cools off. Living beings exhibit a locally high level of entropy because of their organization (another aspect of entropy) but eventually join the downward spiral
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∙ 13y agoEvaporation takes heat to accomplish. The heat has to come from somewhere, perhaps your skin, for instance.
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Why are the poles colder?
They are not as near the sun.
The difference in temperature between the equator and poles?
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.
What is one reason why it is colder at the poles and warmer at the equator?
sun hits equator directly and not the poles
What do lines of latitude do as they get closer to the poles?
they get hotter in the south colder in the north
Do winds and currents flow faster at the equator than at the poles or more slowly?
At the poles because the water is colder and less dense............
Why are the poles colder?
They are not as near the sun.
The difference in temperature between the equator and poles?
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.
What is one reason why it is colder at the poles and warmer at the equator?
sun hits equator directly and not the poles
Why does the ocean get denser near the poles?
because it is colder up there
Is Antarctica colder than Canada?
Yes, because it is closer to the poles
What do lines of latitude do as they get closer to the poles?
they get hotter in the south colder in the north
Do winds and currents flow faster at the equator than at the poles or more slowly?
At the poles because the water is colder and less dense............
Is an ocean or river colder?
It depends. If the river is in the mountains or near the Poles than it's probably colder but if the ocean is like the arctic ocean or something like that then that's probably colder
How is the adaptation of a plant that occurs as the climate gets colder towards the poles?
because it can Save
What happens to the poles if the earth stops tilting on its axis?
Very little - just colder.
Which what is latitude?
Latitude is the curvature of the Earth where it is hotter on the equator and it gets colder nearer the poles.
What effect do global winds have on climate?
Global winds drive heated air from the equator to the poles. It also drives colder air from the poles to the equator.
