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Why is the atmosphere heated unevenly by the sun

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The answer is due to uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun.Since the center of the Earth gets more sunlight, it is consistently hotter than other parts of the Earth. Sunlight hits the equator with a more direct angle leading to increased temperatures. When air is hot, it rises.

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