AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Temperature decreases progressively from equator towards the poles because it receives less sunlight. As we go away from equator the temperature decreases and in poles it becomes very little or none.

Detailed explanation-2: -The air temperature diminishes as we move from the equator towards the poles because the sun’s ray’s reach the earth at an angle outside the tropics. So the temperature decreases.

Detailed explanation-3: -The distance from the equator affects the climate of a place. At the poles, energy from the sun reaches the Earth’s surface at lower angles and passes through a thicker layer of atmosphere than at the equator. This means the climate is cooler further from the Equator.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earth’s Curvature and Temperature The amount of solar energy in a given area is greater at the equator than in an equal area at the poles, which is why the equator temperature is warmer than the polar temperatures.