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Earth has three main climate zones because of the differences in latitude and?

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Question by Elizabeth: Earth has three main climate zones because of the differences in latitude and?
a. amount of solar energy received. c. ocean currents.
b. angle of heating. d. prevailing winds

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Answer by DrDoogie
Your teacher’s question really stinks…
The best answer is B – Angle of heating which dictates A – amount of solar energy received which effects D and C…

Our Earth is tilted about 23 degrees from the plane of orbit… This means that in “summer” in the north the sun’s rays hit it more directly while in the south they are hitting more at an angle. This heats the north more… “angle of heating”

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