Explain why the places closer to the equator are very hot
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Answer:
Because the sun's rays hit the earth's surface at a higher angle at the equator. e. Because the sun is always directly overhead at the equator
Answer:
Because the sun's rays hit the earth's surface at a higher angle at the equator. The sun is always directly overhead at the equator.
Explanation:
Average annual temperatures in equatorial lowlands are around 31 °C (88 °F) during the afternoon and 23 °C (73 °F) around sunrise. Rainfall is very high away from cold ocean current upwelling zones, from 2,500 to 3,500 mm (100 to 140 in) per year.
The earth does not spin so the equator is always rotating closest to the sun. ... Start of spring: The earth's equator DOES rotate in a way the closest point to the sun is on the equator. Start of summer: The earth rotates in a way so that the closest point to the sun is at a latitude of around 23.5 degrees north.
One of the most common and persistent scientific misconceptions is that Earth's seasons are caused by Earth's distance from the sun. A closely related and perhaps more common misconception is that the equator is warmer than the poles because the equator is significantly closer to the sun than are the poles (i.e. the equator "bulges out" toward the sun).