GK
WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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South Pole is warmer than the North Pole
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North Pole is warmer than the South Pole
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Both poles have equal temperature
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Both poles lie in the Ocean
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Detailed explanation-1: -The North Pole is much warmer than the South Pole . This is because sits at a lower elevation (sea level) and is located in the middle of an ocean, which is warmer than the ice-covered continent of Antarctica.
Detailed explanation-2: -The geographical poles line up; they are points on the same line, the axis of rotation.
Detailed explanation-3: -What makes the South Pole so much colder than the North Pole is that it sits on top of a very thick ice sheet, which itself sits on a continent. The surface of the ice sheet at the South Pole is more than 9, 000 feet in elevation–more than a mile and a half above sea level.
Detailed explanation-4: -The magnetic poles always exist in pairs. It is not possible to separate the two poles of a magnet.
Detailed explanation-5: -The North and South poles are located at opposite ends of Earth’s axis. “The North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude, and the South Pole is at 90 degrees south latitude, ‘’ University of Missouri geography professor Mike Urban explains.