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Why does ice covers the poles?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Because - although the polar regions receive the same amount of sunlight as the rest of the planet, the angle of the suns rays to the earth means that less energy is absorbed - making the north & south poles much colder.

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