Why does energy as heat move away from the tropics and toward the poles in the global weather system 1.There is less solar energy at the equator and more at the poles. 2.There is more solar energy at the equator and less at the poles. 3.The Earth’s poles attract energy as heat from the tropics because of gravity. 4.Energy as heat does not move away from the poles; rather, the sun heats all parts of the Earth evenly.