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What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun's rays strike the earths surface increases?
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∙ 14y ago
Each beam of sunlight has the same amount of energy (which is where we get our warmth). The energy of the sun is more spread accross the Earth's surface with increased angles (oblique). This is what happens at the poles where the sun light hits the Earth at 180 degrees. It is cold at the poles because the sun's energy is spread out over a large area. As the angle of the sun decreases the energy of the sun hits the earth directly and is concentrate. This is what happens when the sun hits the equator at 90 degrees and that is why it is warm at the equator.
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∙ 15y agoWhen it decreases the showdows get smaller and fade but when the angle increases the shadow gets bigger.
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