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“Why do you think it is warmer around the equator?”

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Axis, longitude, latitude, orbit, hemisphere, temperature, rotate, orbit, rotation, and revolution.

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The equator is closer to the sun. The sun rays hit the Earths surface which causes the temperature to be warmer.
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Because the equator is closer to the sun, the sun rays hit the earth’s surface which causes the temperature to be warm at a higher angle at the equator,
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