Question

Differences in climates in various areas of the Earth result largely from

• A. ocean currents
• B. complexity of the food chain in a particular region
• C. movements of plates of the Earths crust
• D. differences in the amount of sunlight striking at different latitudes

Answer 1

The correct option is D differences in the amount of sunlight striking at different latitudes

Earth rotates around its own axis causing day and night whereas revolution of earth causes the different climates. Earth is not a flat object or plane, rather it is more round in shape which is responsible for the different temperatures and climates in different zones of the earth. Regions close to equator receives the maximum intensity of sunlight whereas regions near pole receive minimum sunlight hence are colder

so the correct answer is 'differences in the amount of sunlight striking at different latitudes'.