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∙ 14y agoThis is because they are furthest from the direct rays of the sun. Even during the summer when they can receive 24 hours of daylight, the sun is barely above the horizon. Since its rays have to pass through a lot more of the atmosphere, they are "diluted" and can heat the surface very little.
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∙ 13y agoThe poles are the coldest places on Earth because of the tilt of Earth's axis. The axis tilts the poles away from the sun so they receive very little sunlight, and very little warmth.
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The suns rays reach the earth at the smallest angles at the poles
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Is the climate coldest near the poles or the equator?
It is the coldest near the poles and hottest near the equator.
What general trend does a world isothermal map show?
temperatures decreasefrom the tropics toward the poles.
Which of these zones will have the climate with the lowest temperatures?
Th dry climate zone has the least change in temperature between winter and summer months.
How do the poles help cool earths temperature?
how do the earth's poles help cool the earth's temp
What happens to temperature as the angle at which the suns rays strike the earths surface decreases?
it decreases... that's why the two poles are the coldest places on earth... however, considering the earth is a sphere the angle you are talking about is relative to the point on earth which you are referring to... therefore, there will always be a point on the earth's surface where the suns rays are hitting at exactly 90 degrees...
Why are the poles the coldest on earth?
The poles are the coldest places on Earth because of the tilt of Earth's axis. The axis tilts the poles away from the sun so they receive very little sunlight, and very little warmth.
What parts of the earth are the coolest and why?
The poles are coldest because they get the most indirect sunlight.
Why are the coldest climates on Earth found at the North and South Pole?
The North and South Poles have the coldest climates on earth because light strikes them obliquely (at an angle) and only for a part of the year. Low sun angles make for less heating, and when there is no sun, it gets cold. That's why the poles of the earth have the coldest climates.
Is tundra the coldest place on earth?
No, The tundra is the coldest place things live in nature.The poles are roughly the coldest place on earthEXCEPTIf you have ever been to Winnipeg, The corner of Portage and Main is the coldest place in the universe.
Is the climate coldest near the poles or the equator?
It is the coldest near the poles and hottest near the equator.
Why are average temperatures lower near the poles?
Because the earth sits on its axle (side or it's tilted) the poles don't get much sun so the temperatures are lower.
Why is it cold at the poles?
The answer to this question involves the angle at which solar radiation is intercepted by the earth's atmosphere. The rule is that if solar radiation is incident perpendicular to the atmosphere the solar radiation that is incident on the earth's surface will be greatest. Incoming solar radiation at the poles comes in at a sharper angle and is spread over a greater surface area of atmosphere than at the equator. In this way, the poles have more of an atmospheric filter and experience less radiation per area time and hence have lower average temperatures.
Why isn't the entire world tropical?
Temperature zones on Earth differ. The only mass tropical areas are those close to the Equator. As you may notice the poles are the furthest from the Equator on Earth's surface, they have the coldest temperatures. Climates and areas don't have the resources needed to support tropical lands worldwide.
Is earth always warmest at equator and coldest at its poles?
No. The Earth is warm at the equator but the hottest temperatures have not been recorded there but close to the "Tropics" (of Cancer and Capricorn) 23,4° North and South of the equator. The reason is that the direct rays of the Sun "linger" at these latitudes around the solstices (it is a sine function) and have more time to heat up the land there. The coldest temperatures recorded are in the middle of large polar land masses which the Antarctic with the South Pole surely is one but not the North Pole there it does not get as cold as deep in Siberia (15° - 25° further south..
How cold are icebergs?
Icebergs have a temperature between 5 and 32 degrees Fahrenheit. They form in the coldest parts of the planet around the Earth's poles.
Why do the north and south poles have different temperatures?
Because the earth pivots back and forth depending on the season so the poles never get the same amount of sunlight
Why does the earth have ice caps?
In the latest ice age almost the whole world was covered with ice (almost as far as the equator), most of that ice has now retreated as the earth's temperature increased but what is left is still at the coldest parts of the world i.e. the poles. The ice was created from water freezing at the low temperatures and then covered with snow.
