Compare and contrast the plotted insolation values at the equator and either of the poles. What factors explain these different patterns of energy receipt?
What will be an ideal response?
Energy receipt (insolation) at the equator is consistently high throughout the year, whereas the receipt at the poles seasonally peaks higher and drops to zero. Earth’s curvature presents an increasingly oblique surface to the Sun’s rays at higher latitudes. This aspect of Earth’s sphericity produces oblique rays and diffuse energy at higher latitudes. Seasonality factors account for the opposing peaks and valleys and pattern of energy receipt.
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