Explain why Earth is warmer at the equator than at the poles
Sunlight is more direct (closer to vertical) near the equator. Direct sunlight is spread over a much smaller area at the equator than low-angle sunlight at the poles, which spreads over a broader area. Thus, the intensity of insolation is greater near the equator, and, as a result, the climate is warmer.
You might also like to view...
[NeedAttention]
src="data:image/png;base64,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
The size of clasts that a stream can carry is primarily controlled by
A. the velocity and turbulence of the current. B. how close the stream is to the ocean. C. the dissolved and suspended load of a stream. D. the water temperature. E. whether it is a permanent or ephemeral stream.
The White Nile River loses nearly half its water as it flows through
A. Khartoum B. The Nubian Desert C. The Sudd D. The Delta
Which of the following will have the least impact on rising sea level?
A) melting of North America's continental glaciers B) the Antarctic ice shelf collapse C) melting of Greenland's ice sheet D) melting of Eurasia's continental glaciers E) melting of the floating polar ice cap