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What is the difference between the sun's rays that strike at the equator and the sun's rays that strike at the poles?
Close to perpendicular.
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Where on earth do the Sun's rays shine at the most indirect angle?
It strikes it most directly at the equator, on average during the year.
Why are auroras more commonly seen in places such as Alaska and Australia than in places such as Florida and Mexico?
They are more commonly seen closer to the poles than the equator because magnetism near the poles.
What unit would be used to measure the potential difference between two poles of a battery?
The volt.The volt.The volt.The volt.
Is the earth 13000 kilometers in diameter?
The diameter of the earth at the equator is 12,756.32 kilometers or 7,926.41 miles. The diameter of the earth through the poles is 12,715.43 kilometers or 7,901.00 miles. Thus the earth is 41 km or 25 miles wider than it is tall, giving it a slight bulge at the equator. This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, geoid (earth-like).
What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun's rays strike the earths surface increases?
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.
What where the difference between the longitudes from the equator to the poles?
everything
The difference in temperature between the equator and poles?
It is more COLDER in the POLES and it is more WARMER by the EQUATOR.So therefore the temperature by the equator is warmer and the temperature by the poles is much colder.
Is there any difference between the value of g at the equator and the poles?
Yes, there is a difference in the value of acceleration due to gravity (g) at the equator and the poles. This is because the Earth is not a perfect sphere and has an oblate shape. At the equator, the centrifugal force due to the Earth's rotation reduces the effective gravity and makes g slightly smaller compared to the poles where this effect is minimal.
Where is equator?
The equator is on the 0 degree latitude that is between the north and south poles. So obviously it is between the poles.
What is halfway between two poles?
the Equator
What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
The air pressure difference between the equator and the poles is primarily caused by the temperature difference. Warm air at the equator rises, creating a low-pressure area, while cold air at the poles sinks, creating a high-pressure area. This temperature difference drives atmospheric circulation, resulting in the pressure gradient between the two regions.
What causes the global convection current between the equator and the polls?
The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.
What is the difference in miles between the equatorial and polar diameters of the earth?
7,926 miles at the equator, 7,901 miles at the poles. The difference is about 25 miles.
Why do the poles equator heat differently?
The poles receive less direct sunlight because of the tilt of the Earth's axis, leading to colder temperatures. At the equator, the sun's rays strike more directly, generating warmer temperatures. This temperature difference creates atmospheric circulation patterns that further contribute to the variation in heat between the poles and the equator.
What id the difference between the equator and the poles?
The equator is the center of the earth's surface which is an equal distance from each pole. The poles are points on both sides of the earth which supposedly create the magnetic field around the earth.
What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the polls?
The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.
Why is there a difference in nautical miles 1 degree longitude between the equator and the poles?
Because all 360 degrees of longitude are evenly distributed around the whole Earth,but that whole distance around shrinks as you move from the equator to the poles.Along the equator, one degree of longitude is about 69 miles (111 km). That distanceprogressively shrinks as you move away from the equator, and exactly at the poles,it's zero! All longitudes converge (come together) at the poles.
