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Why does the Sun not heat the poles and equator of the Earth equally?
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At the equator the surface of the Earth is a right angles to the rays of light coming from the Sun. As the Earth is a globe, as one moves North or South, away form the equator, the surface of the Earth begins to tip away from facing the Sun until, at the poles, the surface of the Earth is parallel to the Rays coming from the Sun.
This means that as one moves away from the equator, the surface of the Earth actually receives less of the Sun's energy.
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How is heat redistributed from the equator to the poles?
Energy is not distributed from the Equator. All forms of energy that come to Earth are distributed as equally as possible, but because of the Earth's shape, the Equator gets more.
Why do the poles equator heat differently?
The equator is closer to the Sun.The sunlight falls directly through the atmosphere and onto the Earth's surface, and is warmer.At the poles the sunlight is on a slant and has further to travel so cools down faster.
Why do areas closer to the equator have warmer air than areas farther away?
the sun's radiation is concentrated in smaller area near the equator
Why do regions that receive slanting rays of the sun have colder climate?
The amount of heat received from the sun at a place on the surface of the Earth depends upon its latitude or its distance from the Equator. There is a gradual fall in temperature as we move away from the Equator towards the poles. See- the following figure, We can notice that the rays of the sun are falling directly or vertically on the Equator. Thus they spread over a small area. Near the Poles, the rays of the sun are slanting and spread over a large area. This makes the area near the Equator hot and the area near the Poles cold. On the basis of heat received, we can divide the Earth into three zones. 23'/2°S by: vontamayosa
Why does the area near the poles receive less heat?
The atmosphere around the earth is like a blanket to protect us from the harmful rays of the sun. When the sun shines straight down like near the equator, there is less atmosphere between the earth and the sun to block the energy. Near the poles, the atmosphere is thicker because the sun is shining down at an angle and it has to go through more of the blanket of the atmosphere before it touches the earth. During the winter, each pole is in total darkness nighttime because that area of the pole is behind the earth also. These areas near the poles are called the Arctic circle and the Antarctic Circle. Because of the angle to the sun. At the equator the sun light hits the Earth surface pretty much perpendicularly, but at the poles it's a much more oblique angle. lighter colors reflect light and heat and the ice at the poles are white and reflect more also trees are not found at the poles and they can trap heat
How is heat redistributed from the equator to the poles?
Energy is not distributed from the Equator. All forms of energy that come to Earth are distributed as equally as possible, but because of the Earth's shape, the Equator gets more.
Why do the poles equator heat differently?
The equator is closer to the Sun.The sunlight falls directly through the atmosphere and onto the Earth's surface, and is warmer.At the poles the sunlight is on a slant and has further to travel so cools down faster.
Why is the average temperature at the earth's eqautor higher then the temperature at the earth's poles?
Because at the equator, radiation from the sun strikes the earth head on. So if the sun had a heating effect of 1W/m3 (not accurate), every square metre on the equator would get 1W. However, at the poles of the earth, sunlight strikes at an angle. As a result, the 1W of heat would be spread over a larger area. As a result, the poles receive less heat energy and are colder than the equator.
Why are water and air at the equator warmer than water and air at the poles?
Since the equator is the closest point to the sun on earth,that means the heat from the sun heats up the air and water there more than at the poles
Why less heat is falls on poles?
because the equator gets the most
Caused by the uneven heating of earth and its atmosphere?
Pole. (The north and south poles. They get less heat than the equator because the sun's rays hit the equator more directly where they hit the poles at an angle and have to be spread over a larger area.)
Why do areas closer to the equator have warmer air than areas farther away?
the sun's radiation is concentrated in smaller area near the equator
Why does the earth's surface heated unevenly?
The Equator, and the poles receive different amounts of heat because they are at different positions on Earth and the farther away you are from the Sun, the less heat you receive, so it's hotter near the Equator than the North/South Poles.
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.
Why do regions that receive slanting rays of the sun have colder climate?
The amount of heat received from the sun at a place on the surface of the Earth depends upon its latitude or its distance from the Equator. There is a gradual fall in temperature as we move away from the Equator towards the poles. See- the following figure, We can notice that the rays of the sun are falling directly or vertically on the Equator. Thus they spread over a small area. Near the Poles, the rays of the sun are slanting and spread over a large area. This makes the area near the Equator hot and the area near the Poles cold. On the basis of heat received, we can divide the Earth into three zones. 23'/2°S by: vontamayosa
Why does the area near the poles receive less heat?
The atmosphere around the earth is like a blanket to protect us from the harmful rays of the sun. When the sun shines straight down like near the equator, there is less atmosphere between the earth and the sun to block the energy. Near the poles, the atmosphere is thicker because the sun is shining down at an angle and it has to go through more of the blanket of the atmosphere before it touches the earth. During the winter, each pole is in total darkness nighttime because that area of the pole is behind the earth also. These areas near the poles are called the Arctic circle and the Antarctic Circle. Because of the angle to the sun. At the equator the sun light hits the Earth surface pretty much perpendicularly, but at the poles it's a much more oblique angle. lighter colors reflect light and heat and the ice at the poles are white and reflect more also trees are not found at the poles and they can trap heat
What part of the earth heat faster?
Heat is more in the equator...
