Question 1 of 10 What causes areas closer to the equator to have warmer air than areas
farther away?
A. The indirect rays of the sun at the equator
O B. The greater angle at which the sun's rays strike Earth's surface at
the equator
C. The concentrated radiation from the sun at the equator
D. The smaller amount of heat transferred from the sun at the
equator
SUBMIT

C. The concentrated radiation from the sun at the equator.

laticia draws the diagram below to show earth’s magnetic field.

answer

the arrows to the right of earth should point up.

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.