• Question: why are countries near the Equator so hot? Why is it the equator is so hot?

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      Asked by laurenwaring to Alex, Anaïs, Peter, Shreesha on 18 Mar 2015.
      • Photo: Shreesha Bhat

        Shreesha Bhat answered on 18 Mar 2015:

        At other places, the sun rays falls at an angle, but at equators sun rays directly fall overhead which makes the place very hot!

      • Photo: Peter Maskell

        Peter Maskell answered on 18 Mar 2015:

        they are closer to the sun!

      • Photo: Anaïs Pujol

        Anaïs Pujol answered on 19 Mar 2015:

        The the sun rays fall straight on it. At the pole the sun rays are lower. The sun is not far from the equator if you look at a globe map.

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