the equator receives the most amount of direct sunlight throughout the year & the poles receives the least amount of direct sunlight throughout the year ->  the equator receives more direct sunlight than the poles on earth  the equator receives more direct sunlight than the poles on earth & if something receives sunlight, it will absorb the sunlight ->  the equator will abosrb more direct sunlight than the poles on earth  the equator will abosrb more direct sunlight than the poles on earth & if an object / a substance / a location absorbs solar energy then that object / that substance will increase in temperature -> the equator will have higher temperature than the poles on earth