Which hemisphere receives the greater amount of energy from the Sun and places near the equator get more sunlight due to this characteristic of the Earth?
The Northern Hemisphere receives the maximum intensity of the sun's rays, while the angle of sunlight decreases in the Southern Hemisphere.The Spherical Shape of the Earth because the Earth is a sphere; the surface gets much more intense sunlight at the equator than at the poles. For geographic purposes, the Earth is divided into a northern and southern hemisphere by an imaginary ring called the equator. Whichever hemisphere is more directly facing the Sun during the course of the Earth's orbit will receive more of the Sun's energy for more of the day.
The Spherical Shape of the Earth because the Earth is a sphere, the surface gets much more intense sunlight (heat) at the equator than at the poles. The equator actually gets fewer hours of daylight than most other latitudes. Any given place would be in daylight exactly 50 percent of a year's time if Earth moved in a circular orbit, the Sun were a point source, and we had no atmosphere. The equator receives the most direct sunlight because sunlight arrives at a perpendicular (90 degrees) angle to the Earth. At the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon on these two equinoxes. The "nearly" equal hours of day and night are due to refraction of sunlight or a bending of the light's rays that causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon. Although the daytime length at the Equator remains 12 hours in all seasons, the duration at all other latitudes varies with the seasons. During the winter, daytime lasts shorter than 12 hours; during the summer, it lasts longer than 12 hours. If you live on the equator you will experience the quickest rates of sunrise and sunset in the world, taking a matter of minutes. These places also have a constant twelve hours of day and night throughout the year, while north or south of the equator day length increasingly varies with the seasons. The Northern Hemisphere receives the maximum intensity of the sun's rays, while the angle of sunlight decreases in the Southern Hemisphere. A lot of the solar energy that reaches Earth hits the equator. Much less solar energy gets to the poles. The difference in the amount of solar energy drives atmospheric circulation.The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, and enjoys longer days and more sunlight during the day. The southern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, hidden in the shadow of the Earth for more than 12 hours every day, and when the Sun is shining it receives less sunlight per unit area.
The equator receives the most direct and concentrated amount of sunlight. So the amount of direct sunlight decreases as you travel north or south from the equator. Look at the diagram of Earth above that shows different latitudes. Sunlight hits the Earth most directly at the Equator. The curve of the Earth means that sunlight is spread over a wider area the further you move from the Equator. Sunlight hits a smaller surface area at the Equator so heats up quickly compared to the poles. The Southern Hemisphere receives more energy during December than the Northern Hemisphere does in June because Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle and Earth is slightly closer to the Sun during that part of its orbit.The Northern Hemisphere receives the maximum intensity of the sun's rays, while the angle of sunlight decreases in the Southern Hemisphere The Spherical Shape of the Earth having because the Earth is a sphere, the surface gets much more intense sunlight (heat) at the equator than at the poles. During the summer solstice, the Sun shines most directly on the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees north of the equator, giving its most direct energy on Earth to the Northern Hemisphere. The Sun's rays strike Earth's surface most directly at the Equator. Near the poles, the Sun's rays strike the surface at a slant. This spreads the rays over a wide area. The more focused the rays are, the more energy an area receives. he southern hemisphere receives less direct sunlight during these months, resulting in winter. Exposure to direct sunlight alternates as the earth revolves in its orbit around the sun. The southern hemisphere is most directly exposed to the sun's rays in December and January. When the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is leaning toward the sun, it receives direct sunlight. The warmth of direct rays causes spring and then summer in that part of the globe. When the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is leaning away from the sun, it receives more indirect sunlight.
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