Question

The amount of sunlight received at Earth's surface fluctuates more at the poles than the equator.
True Or False O.o

Answer 1

@WhisperZ

Answer 2

@_SebasQ

Answer 3

This is the closest I got to finding the answer. I think the answer is true but I'd take a second opinion on it.

Why does the equator get more direct sunlight than the poles?

This is because the surface more directly faces the sun (on average) the nearer to the equator you get. The sunlight that hits the poles often is at an extremely oblique angle. To see this effect for yourself, shine a flashlight at a globe or ball and observe how much more of a "direct hit" is received by the part of the sphere that shows the flattest area to the light source.

Answer 4

I Believe its true because it says To see it yourself ,....

Answer 5

You could try it yourself to be sure which one fluctuates more but that really up to you. I think it's true.

Answer 6

Think about the tilt of the earth, during the winter the pole is leaning towards the pole (that hemisphere gets less direct sun so its winter) during the summer the pole is leaning away from the sun (that hemisphere is getting more direct sunlight)

Answer 7

I made the tilt way too much, but you can think about it, the equator is gonna stay basically in the same place as the earth moves around the sun