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Yes,because the higher you go the colder you get. The temperature drops to 11 degrees
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Why are mountaintops colder than lowlands?
Mountaintops are colder than the lowlands because the Sun heats the Earth from the ground up. The Sun's radiation travels through the atmosphere to the ground, where Earth absorbs the heat then emits it back out. So, temperatures near the Earth's surface is generally the warmest.
Why does snow stay on mountaintops?
In general because its colder up there.
Why is it colder on mountaintops than down below?
Because, taller mountains are high enough to reach the next layer of the atmosphere, which tends to be colder because the sun's radiation is mostly deflected at the top. The bottom layer is alot warmer because of the greenhouse effect.
When was Pink Mountaintops created?
Pink Mountaintops was created in 2003.
When was Mountaintops created?
Mountaintops was created on 2011-09-13.
How do mountaintops weather faster than rocks at sea level?
Mountaintops wheater faster bucause if they are tall ice,rain,and wind can wheater it and if it's a small mountaintop gravity can wheater it.
Why does it snow more in mountaintops then in lower altitudes?
It is cold at very high elevations. Most rain originates as snow at high elevation, which then melts before reaching the ground.
Are mountaintops typically colder than lowlands?
when the sun shines the denser air over the valley of a mountain gets warmed up.These warmed air rises up and reaches the mountain tops.As it reaches the mountain tops it expands adiabatically because the pressure at mountain tos is low
Is the Oort cloud hotter or colder than earth?
Colder, much colder.
How do you use colder into a sentence?
It is getting colder outside. It's colder in here than it is out there. My beer is colder.
Is 15.5c colder than 17c?
Yes 15.50c is colder than 170c
Is England colder than Greece?
Generally it is colder in England than in Greece.
