Radiation from the sun hits earth unequally and is absorbed by different materials in varying amounts. This is called differential heating.
Differential heating is the property that causes different surfaces to heat up and cool down at different rates. The earth's surface receives different magnitudes of solar radiation and also the earth's surfaces absorb thermal energy in different magnitudes.
The color, shape, texture, surface and presence of constructions can influence the heating or cooling of the earth.
The earth in the equator line is heated more by solar action than that of the poles, since it receives more amount of radiation per unit area.
In general, dry surfaces heat up and cool down faster than wet ones.
Therefore, we can confirm that when radiation from the sun hits earth unequally and is absorbed by different materials in varying amounts is called differential heating.
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