Question

Why is the equatorial region the hottest on the earth?

Answer 1

If we look at the shape of the earth, the earth is bulging and widest at the equator.

Thus the equatorial region received the direct rays of the sun when the sun is overhead unlike the polar regions which receives the slanting rays of the sun.

Thus the equatorial region is the hottest on the earth.

Answer 2

Answer:

This is because some changes in the direction of winds is caused due to rotation of the earth about its axis