The sun is so far away that it practically shines equally at the equator and the poles. But why is the equator very hot and the poles very cold?
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There are many reasons why the equator is hot. It really depends on what your definition of what hot is. The equator is right in the middle of a band around the planet known as "The Tropics". In this area, on average, there is little change in temperator.
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It has nothing to do with the equator being closer to the sun. That difference would be insignificant. As one pointed out, the earth's axis is tilted. During the course of a year the path of the sun goes from tropic to tropic and back again...
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