SOLAR RADIATION 7THVersion en ligne Complete the following activity about the incidence of solar radiation on the Earth. par SCIENCE UESFS 1 Weather patterns 2 Rotation 3 Climate zones 4 Climate stations Unequal warming of the earth's surface In some places, solar radiation is more direct. The earth makes a complete turn on its own axis. It rotates from the West to East This process takes 23 h and 56 min. Mountains cause hot air masses to cool down. There are: one warm zone, two temperate zones and two cold zones. Water has more capacity of absorb temperate, so it has a better climate. Sun's rays affect each hemisphere differently through the year. It makes possible the four seasons, specially in the temperate zones. These are possible because of the movement of the Earth around the Sun.