Question

Study the given diagram and tell which of the two places (A and B) will record higher temperatures. Give reasons to support your answer.

Answer 1

Place B will record higher temperatures than Place A.

This is because the sun rays travel a shorter distance to reach place B, so they are more direct and concentrated, leading to higher heating. In contrast, the sun rays reaching place A travel a longer distance through the atmosphere, causing scattering and loss of energy, and they strike at a more oblique angle, which spreads the energy over a larger area, making the heating effect weaker. Thus, place B receives more intense solar radiation and records higher temperatures than place A, where the rays are slanting and less effective in heating the surface.