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as latitude increases (north and south of the equator) what happens to the average temperatures?

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As latitude increases (moving away from the equator), the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth becomes more oblique. This means that the same amount of solar energy is spread over a larger area, resulting in less intense heating. Additionally, the longer path length of sunlight through the atmosphere at higher latitudes causes more energy to be scattered and absorbed by the atmosphere.

Answer:

As latitude increases (north and south of the equator), the average temperatures generally decrease.