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Why is it colder at the mountain even though you are closer to the sun?
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∙ 13y ago
Temperatures are cooler in an environment where the air is thinner. A heavier atmosphere at lower altitudes acts like a green house and maintains a warmer climate.
If you were floating in space above the earth's atmosphere, you're closer to the sun than the earth, yet you will freeze to death in the vacuum of space.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoIt is colder on the top because the energy and warmth actually doesn't come from the sun. It is rubbed by friction underneath the earth. The heat slowly rises up toward the sky. When it rains, it get pushed all the way down, causing no more energy. so it takes time of the energy to reach the top of the mountain.
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