Question

What generally happens to air temperature as we move from the equator to the poles?

• A. It decreases
• B. It increases
• C. It remains constant
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

It decreases

The air temperature diminishes as we move from the equator towards the poles because the sun's ray's reach the earth at an angle outside the tropics. So the temperature decreases.