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Sunlight and infrared raditation (or heat) hits the poles at a much shallower angle than on any other position on Earth, and therefore is more likely to simply bounce off the atmosphere. On the other hand, on the equator, the sunlight is hitting the planet head-on, and is much less likely to bounce.
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∙ 15y agoThe first cause listed above refers to the temperature difference between night and day. The part of the planet that faces the sun heats up during the day as the earth rotates every 24 hours. Meanwhile, the other half loses heat during the night. Second, the spherical shape of the planet causes an unequal distribution of radiation. The sun's rays must penetrate a larger volume of the atmosphere at the poles (Point A) than at the equator (Point B). Consequently, more radiation is diffused by the atmosphere before it reaches the ground in higher latitudes.
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What is one reason why it is colder at the poles and warmer at the equator?
sun hits equator directly and not the poles
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.
Do winds and currents flow faster at the equator than at the poles or more slowly?
At the poles because the water is colder and less dense............
What effect do global winds have on climate?
Global winds drive heated air from the equator to the poles. It also drives colder air from the poles to the equator.
How does a locations latitude determine how warm or cold it is?
The latitude can be thought of as the distance from the equator. 0 degrees latitude is the equator, which is typically warmer than locations closer than the poles. As you move away from the Equator and towards the North or South poles, the weather tends to be colder. In contrast, the region between the poles and the equator often has a greater temperature range variation.
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.
What is one reason why it is colder at the poles and warmer at the equator?
sun hits equator directly and not the poles
Do winds and currents flow faster at the equator than at the poles or more slowly?
At the poles because the water is colder and less dense............
If earth's axis wasn't tilted would the poles be colder than the equator?
No, they would not. The sun would reach the overhead point at the equator but would always be at the horizon at the poles.
What effect do global winds have on climate?
Global winds drive heated air from the equator to the poles. It also drives colder air from the poles to the equator.
How does a locations latitude determine how warm or cold it is?
The latitude can be thought of as the distance from the equator. 0 degrees latitude is the equator, which is typically warmer than locations closer than the poles. As you move away from the Equator and towards the North or South poles, the weather tends to be colder. In contrast, the region between the poles and the equator often has a greater temperature range variation.
Do temps get colder or warmer near the equator?
temperatures get warmer as you get near the equator due to the closer the equator is to the sun than the poles. Usually as you get to the equator the weather becomes more tropical and humid but it is still warm.
Why continents far from equator colder than countries near the equator?
s far at the equator colder than contries near the equator
How does latitude related to climate?
Climates closer to the equator are warmer, and those closer to the poles (either north or south) are colder.
Which what is latitude?
Latitude is the curvature of the Earth where it is hotter on the equator and it gets colder nearer the poles.
What is the weather and climate of the marine biome?
it is warmer when you get closer to the equator and it gets colder when you get closer to the poles
Is the atmosphere thinner at the poles than at the equator?
yes the ozone layer is thinner at the poles then the equator
