ocr: Effects of the Earth's orbit: Page 3 of8 8 The energy received by different areas of the Earth's surface is disc menu not constant. As we move from the equator towards the poles the amount of energy reaching the surface decreases. This is due to the curve of the interactive Earth. This causes the same. amount of energy to be spread over: a greater area (an ellipse rather than a circle). The energy also has to pass through a greater thickness of atmosphere, details Summer reducing it still further. disc (Northern hemisphere) The picture also shows how this can cause different seasons. - - - - T ...
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