higher the latitude, lower is the temperature justify the statement with an example? Please quick fastly kal mera paper please
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For example, the higher the latitude of a given place (the farther away it is from the equator), the sharper the angle of the sun's rays that reach it, meaning that the rays of the sun are spread across a broader area. Therefore, higher latitudes receive less heat than lower latitude areas nearer the equator.
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Latitude refers to the distance of a location of a place on the earth surface from the equator; while altitude describes how high a place is located above the sea level. Latitude and altitude are two primary factors known to affect variations in temperature on the earth surface because of unequal heating of the earth’s atmosphere.
Variation in Altitude
For every 100-meter rise in altitude, temperature decreases by about 1 degree Celsius. Regions in high altitudes, such as mountainous places, experience low temperatures. The earth’s surface absorbs heat energy from the sun and when it warms up, the heat diffuses into the atmosphere, warms it and in turn transfers some of the heat to the upper layers of the atmosphere. Therefore the layers of atmosphere closest to the earth's surface receive the most heat compared to the high-altitude areas.
Temperature Inversion
Although typically higher altitudes experience low temperatures, this may not always be true. At times, temperature decreases with altitude (what is referred to as lapse rate) in some layers of the atmosphere (such as the troposphere). This occurs during cold winter nights when the sky is clear and the air is dry so the heat from the earth's surface radiates and cools faster than atmospheric air. It then warms the low-lying atmospheric air that rises rapidly into the sky. Consequently, places located in high altitudes, such as mountainous regions, get to experience high temperatures. Usually, the average lapse rate in the troposphere is 2 degrees Celsius per 1,000 feet.
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Variation in Altitude
For every 100-meter rise in altitude, temperature decreases by about 1 degree Celsius. Regions in high altitudes, such as mountainous places, experience low temperatures. The earth’s surface absorbs heat energy from the sun and when it warms up, the heat diffuses into the atmosphere, warms it and in turn transfers some of the heat to the upper layers of the atmosphere. Therefore the layers of atmosphere closest to the earth's surface receive the most heat compared to the high-altitude areas.
Temperature Inversion
Although typically higher altitudes experience low temperatures, this may not always be true. At times, temperature decreases with altitude (what is referred to as lapse rate) in some layers of the atmosphere (such as the troposphere). This occurs during cold winter nights when the sky is clear and the air is dry so the heat from the earth's surface radiates and cools faster than atmospheric air. It then warms the low-lying atmospheric air that rises rapidly into the sky. Consequently, places located in high altitudes, such as mountainous regions, get to experience high temperatures. Usually, the average lapse rate in the troposphere is 2 degrees Celsius per 1,000 feet.
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