“Think about what happens when you turn off the burner on an electric stove—it does not cool down to room temperature instantly, but instead remains hot for a while, until it finally reaches room temperature.” But the burner does immediately stop getting hotter and pretty quickly begins to get cooler. It does not continue to get warmer after the energy source is removed. But the earth continues to get warmer for 2+ months after solstice, or maximum sun exposure (summer in N, winter in S).
“Think about what happens when you turn off the burner on an electric stove—it does not cool down to room temperature instantly, but instead remains hot for a while, until it finally reaches room temperature.” But the burner does immediately stop getting hotter and pretty quickly begins to get cooler. It does not continue to get warmer after the energy source is removed. But the earth continues to get warmer for 2+ months after solstice, or maximum sun exposure (summer in N, winter in S).