Weather

Question 1

What is latitude?

Answer 1

Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.

Question 2

How does latitude affect climate?

Answer 2

The further north or south of the equator an area is, the colder it will be.

Question 3

What happens to solar rays closer to the poles?

Answer 3

The rays have a longer distance to pass through the atmosphere and are distributed over a larger area.

Question 4

How do solar rays behave at the equator?

Answer 4

At the equator, the sun is high in the sky, and its rays travel through the atmosphere for a shorter distance.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The heat is distributed over a larger area due to the _______.

Answer 5

[curved shape of the Earth]

Question 6

True or False: At the equator, solar rays are concentrated on a larger surface area.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What is the effect of the Earth’s curvature on climate?

Answer 7

It causes solar rays to be distributed over a larger area at higher latitudes.