Posted by Slavei at 4.19.96.69 on November 10, 2003 at 15:26:11:
In Reply to: Since we're talking science.... posted by Altmann on November 10, 2003 at 15:19:58:
: Answer me this: I for some reason, always thought that the reason that the equatorial countries and regions are always hotter is because it is closer to the sun (dumb... but is it?). Then I was thinking, "Well, the moon would get a lot closer to the sun and by that logic it would be smoldering sometimes and a helluva lot colder others" now, I know that we have an atmosphere and the moon doesn't (that I know of) so that has something to do with it. Also, In the same vein, i was thinking, since the atmosphere is there, is the sun hitting more directly at the equatorial regions? like at a 90 degree angle so it's got mor frying power? Then, omigod, i realized that the earth is tilted. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE REASON THAT THE EQUATOR IS SO HOT????
: god help me.
The Earth rotates on a tilt. Thereby making the Equator closer to the sun & the poles the farthest away.
As for the Moon, it's pretty much on the opposite side of the Earth from where the Sun is.