2007-01-25 19:52:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The sun drives all weather on earth. People may be surprised to know that something that occurs when there is no weather outside (lots of sunshine) is what causes the weather in the first place. Because Earth is a sphere, the radiation from the sun heats areas near the equator and areas near the poles differently, causing a temperature difference between the two. This temperature balance is the driving force of air movement, because of pressure and density differences. Once the air begins to move, weather begins to occur. The Earth is constantly trying to even this temperature difference out by means of the weather and air movement (hence some of the huge temperature contrasts you can see in the mid-latitudes when there is a storm nearby), but will never succeed as long as the Sun continuously heats different areas of the planet differently.
2007-01-26 13:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by TPmy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The earths weather system is driven by heat from the sun and cold.
The sun heats an area of the earth the gases rise causing cold air to move in this is how wind is made.
The sun warms the ocean the hot water rises and the cold water moves in this is ocean currents.
The sun heats the water causing it to evaporate this forms as clouds which condense when the air gets cold or the vapour get to heavy this is rain.
2007-01-25 20:06:59 · answer #2 · answered by peter w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather is determined by heat, and without the Sun we have no heat. Therefore, the Sun plays the ultimate role in our weather.
2007-01-25 20:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by Freak Boy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sun rays warms the earth. Without sun ,the temperature would be 0°K and life impossible
2007-01-25 19:56:55 · answer #4 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sun is the mother of weather.
2007-01-26 18:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
using fact the earth orbits the sunlight its factors capture up with and farther from the sunlight reckoning on the place it is in orbit. during the Northern Hemisphere summer months the sunlight is closer to the Northern hemisphere making warmer temperature and farther from the southern hemisphere making it less warm. area the equator is often the comparable distance its temperatures do not exchange plenty.
2016-12-12 20:35:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is our primary source of energy. It creates hot and cool, which influences wind, percipitation and electrical storms etc.
2007-01-25 20:02:12 · answer #7 · answered by kazak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat and light. These then lead to every other type of weather , such as storms.
2007-01-25 20:09:53 · answer #8 · answered by 2Negative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solar radiation.
2007-01-25 20:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by lonewolf07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
err... it heats up the planet..... hence the phrase "its sunny" ???
2007-01-25 19:57:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋