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its axis, however, is not tilted with respect to its orbit around the star. consider two locations on this planet.
location a is halfway between the equator and the north pole; location b is halfway between the equator and the south pole.
if it is the month of june, what could you say about the average temperature at each location, based on this limited information?
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si es el mes de junio, ¿qué podría decir sobre la temperatura promedio en cada ubicación, en base a esta información limitada?
elija la mejor respuesta.

• the temperature is about the same in both locations.
• there is not enough information to answer this question.
• the temperature at location b is warmer than the temperature at location a.
• the temperature at location a is warmer than the temperature at location b.

Explanation:

The planet's axis is not tilted relative to its orbit. On Earth, axis tilt causes seasonal temperature differences (e.g., Northern Hemisphere summer in June with warmer temperatures at northern latitudes). But since this planet has no axis tilt, the angle of sunlight (and thus temperature - related to solar insolation) at locations at similar latitudes (Location A and B are both halfway from equator to their respective poles, so similar latitudinal distance from equator) should be similar. So their average temperatures should be about the same.

Answer:

The temperature is about the same in both locations.