This image oversimplifies and misrepresents how temperature and sunlight work. The flat Earth model shown here claims the sun is a small, local object that moves close to a flat plane, getting nearer or farther to cause temperature changes. That’s false—the sun is about 93 million miles away, and its distance doesn’t change enough throughout the day to cause temperature shifts.

Temperature changes because the Earth is a rotating sphere, so sunlight hits the surface at different angles. At noon, the sun is overhead, so its energy is concentrated and direct (hotter). In the morning and evening, the sun is low, so its energy is spread out over a larger area (cooler). You can test this yourself with a flashlight and a globe (or even a ball): shine the light straight on, then at an angle, and see how the light spreads.

Sources:

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/sun-heat/en/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-the-suns-corona-so-hot/

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/EnergyBalance

Confidence Level: 100%

Verdict: False

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