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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.
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Why is mountains are colder than lowlands?
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Why is mountains colder than lowlands?
Due to higher altitudes temperature decreases, so only we feel colder in mountains than low lands
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.
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.
Which is colder -18c or -9.6c?
18 is colder than 9.6
Why is it colder in highlands than lowlands?
It is colder in the highlands than the lowlands because the higher the elevation, the colder it becomes, and the lower the elevation, the hotter.
Are mountaintops colder than valleys?
Yes,because the higher you go the colder you get. The temperature drops to 11 degrees
Why is mountains are colder than lowlands?
-snicker-
Why does snow stay on mountaintops?
In general because its colder up there.
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
Why is mountains colder than lowlands?
Due to higher altitudes temperature decreases, so only we feel colder in mountains than low lands
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 mountains is less dense than in the lowlands?
Lowlands is a name commonly applied to places where there are no mountains. If there were mountains in a place, they wouldn't call it lowlands.
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.
