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The Earth is heated unevenly by the tilt of the Earth's axis. Since the sun is so far away all of the sun's light rays reach the Earth in parallel waves of light. If not for the Earth's axis all these rays would reach the Earth at a 90 degree angle creating even heating, it is because of the axis that the sun's rays reach the Earth in different angles, and with different angles the light is more spaced out and therefore the light does not shine as intensely on one spot, but more spread out with less intensity.
Additionally, different surface materials heat up more quickly than others. Bare rock and soil tend to become hottest in the sunlight while vegetated areas and open water are cooler. Snow and ice reflect most of the sunlight that hits them and so they heat up the least. Finally, clouds can reflect sunlight back into space.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is not uniform because earth was formed over millions of years of chaotic bombardment by chunks of debris in the sun's accretion disk. Even after being substantially formed into a sphere-like body, the earth continued to be bombarded. Also inner forces mediated by intense heat, tidal forces, gravity and tectonic activity cause the surface to shift, heave and erupt in various non-uniform ways.
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∙ 15y agothe earth heats unequally due to its tilt of 23.5 degrees and the sun putting direct or indirect sunlight on the earth..
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∙ 14y agoThe main reason is the plates of the Earth crash together and create landforms making the surface uneven then there is weathering and erosion and other natural disasters.
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∙ 9y agoWhen the earth was forming it was extremely hot and many different substances were melting. More dense substances sank towards the center, while less dense substances rose to the crust.
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∙ 12y agoBecause each planet is either farther away or closer to the sun so therefore they have different tempertures.
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Does the moon generate heat for the earth?
the moon does not have its own energy to produce light that also produces heat therefore does not generate heat for earth and the sun generates heat for the earth.
What were the sources of heat for the protoplanet?
the sources of heat is the sun and the solar system this makes the earth have heat and energy. The sun is the earth main source of heat and energy
Why Earth's interior is warmer than its surface?
Earth's surface is free to radiate heat into space. The interior is not. The interior does transfer heat the the surface, but rather slowly. It is hot due to residual heat from Earth's formation and from the heat generated by the decay of radioactive elements.
How long will it take the get the suns heat to earth?
It will take 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach Earth. The actual heat of the sun does not reach all the way out to Earth. The warmth on Earth comes from the conversion of light energy to heat energy.
Earth loses heat energy to outer space mainly by?
Earth loses heat energy to outer space mainly by radiation.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the Earth?
Resources are distributed unequally over the earth because of the different natural conditions, level of development and technological levels.
In the sense that as the earth's surface is heated by the light from the Sun it is heated unequally describe how this heat energy is redistributed globally?
Through deep ocean currents and atmosphere currents i.i the elnemo (high speed jet wind current) circulating the globe.
What is unequally sentence?
When chores are divided unequally, those who do the most work become resentful.
Is a polar covalent bond shared unequally?
yes polar covalent bond shared unequally
What is the heat from below earth's surface called?
Heat from inside the Earth is called geothermal heat.
The basic reason why the temperature of Earth's surface varies from place to place is because insolation heats Earth's surface?
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How do clouds help heat the earth?
Clouds don't really heat the Earth. Some clouds keep the Earth from losing heat. Heat is moved in different ways. One way is radiation. The Sun warms the Earth with radiated heat. But, the Earth also radiates heat. Clouds absorb some of the heat the Earth radiates and radiate it back to the Earth. If there are no clouds present all of the heat the Earth radiates go out into space and is lost.
How does heat transfer in earth?
From the sun to the earth it is radiant heat
Where does the earth get heat and light?
Earth gets heat and light from the Sun. It's heat also comes from the Earth's core.
What is a geothermal feature?
Heat from the earth Geo - earth Thermal- heat
What is earth's external heat engine?
The Earth's external heat engine is the Sun. It constantly emits light, heat, and energy which are absorbed by the Earth.
Does the moon generate heat for the earth?
the moon does not have its own energy to produce light that also produces heat therefore does not generate heat for earth and the sun generates heat for the earth.
