GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.
A
latitude
B
altitude
C
atmosphere
D
sunlight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The earth is tilted on its axis and the rays of the sun are falling directly on the equator which produce heat at the equator more than the other region. They fall slanting as we move north or south of the equatorial region. This heat also depends on the revolution of the earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Energy from the Sun drives climate by heating Earth’s surface unevenly. Ice also reflects incoming sunlight, cooling the poles even more. The temperature difference sets the ocean and atmosphere in motion as they work together to distribute heat around the planet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uneven heating by the Sun creates pressure differences. As the air gets heated up more, the pressure and density decrease. And wind flows between areas of high and low pressure because the Earth is warmer at the equator than at the poles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wind is formed due to the uneven heating of the earth’s surface by the sun. Since the earth’s surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun’s radiation unevenly causing differences in the temperature.

Detailed explanation-5: -The uneven heating of earth surface and its atmosphere leads to a warmer environment than the other parts. This uneven heating also cause thunderstorm to occur and rise of warm equatorial air above earth surface. This results in formation of wind and ocean currents.

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