1st answer: The question may be asking about what would happen if the Earth's axis were "vertical" (meaning perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit round the Sun). The answer is that sunrise and sunset would be at 6 am and 6 pm every day, everywhere, and there would be no seasons.
2nd answer: The question probably means something like "if the Earth's axis were in the plane of Earth's orbit", as happens, more or less, with Uranus.
In that case, the Sun would be overhead at the north pole once a year, and overhead at the south pole six months later.
At those times the Sun would be more or less on the horizon at the equator.
At certain other times of year the Sun would be overhead at the equator.
So, there certainly would be seasons. The seasons would be very marked and
more extreme than now.
3rd answer: Following on from the second answer, I agree there would, in that case, be increased seasonal variations in temperature at any particular place.
However, I think I can see what this questioner is trying to say.
There would be a decrease in temperature variation between different latitudes when averaged over a full year.
The polar regions would be much hotter than they are now in their summer and the equatorial regions would be much colder than now in their winter.
So the seasons would be more extreme, but climate differences between latitudes would be reduced. I think that makes sense.
Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.
The polar regions never receive any direct sunlight.
Yes, the surface faces the Sun the nearer you get.
Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.
The farther from the equator, the weaker the sunlight gets.
Yes. Only in the tropics is the sunlight ever vertical.
Yes. Only in the tropics is the sunlight ever vertical.
Yes, Asia does receive a lot of sunlight. It is the largest continent, and covers a wide area and so it does receive a lot of sunlight.
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Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.Then we would receive only 1/4 of the sunlight we receive now.
There is no city in India that receives vertical rays of the sun. All receive slanting Actually there is no place on the earth that receives vertical rays of the sun. Some receive horizontal, some receive slanting and some receive very slanting.
The polar regions never receive any direct sunlight.
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Sub tropical deserts receive the most intense sunlight.
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