The main reason that polar regions are cooler than the equator is that
A) there is more ice/glaciers at polar regions.
B) sunlight strikes the poles at a lower angle.
C) the polar regions are farther from the sun.
D) the polar regions' atmosphere is thinner.
E) the poles are always tilted away from the sun.
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