Earth 's tilt on its rotating axis causes seasons to change, and because of the tilt of the earth, the suns rays are strongest near the equator. Given these facts, the suns rays are strongest near the what for the same reason the seasons change among the following options:
- weather
 - surface
 - equator
 - distance
 - Joules
 - waves
 - climate
 - heat


 

   equator      