Fact 1: Earth 's tilt on its rotating axis causes seasons to change.

Fact 2: Because of the tilt of the earth, the suns rays are strongest near the equator.

Given the two facts above, answer the question "the suns rays are strongest near the what for the same reason the seasons change" with the following options: 
- weather
 - surface
 - equator
 - distance
 - Joules
 - waves
 - climate
 - heat


 

   equator      