Question

There is no winter season in the equatorial region. Why?

Options

• It lies in the centre of the Earth.

• It receives direct rays of the Sun.

• There is no effect of the tilted axis of the Earth.

• All of these.

Answer 1

All of these.

Explanation:

The equatorial belt receives the Sun’s rays nearly overhead all year, so it gets high, nearly constant insolation and shows only a very small annual temperature range; therefore, there is no true winter. The tilt of Earth’s axis has almost no seasonal effect at the Equator (day and night remain about 12 hours), and persistent humidity and cloud cover trap heat at night, all of which prevent the seasonal cooling that would create a winter.