myText=Questions for Investigation: 1. Which thermometer showed the greatest temperature increase? Why? 2. Which thermometer(s) best show how sunlight strikes at the equator? 3. Which thermometer(s) best show how sunlight strikes at the poles? 4. Which thermometer would represent the middle latitudes of the Earth? 5. How can you explain why the equator is always hotter than the poles using data from this experiment? 6. If you were given data that listed the average yearly temperatures for cities as you move away from the equator, what trend do you think you would see in temperature? 7. Does slanted light heat objects as quickly as direct light? 8. True or False. It will always be warmer (on average) at the equator than at the poles.