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 & there is ocean found at the equator and the poles area ->  the ocean at the equator will receive more direct sunlight than the ocean at the poles  the ocean at the equator will receive more direct sunlight than the ocean at the poles & if something receives sunlight, it will absorb the sunlight -> the ocean at the equator will abosrb more direct sunlight than the ocean at the poles