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Why are the poles colder?
They are not as near the sun.
What causes ocean water near the poles to be colder than ocean water near the equator?
the sun's rays strike the water at a angle at the poles APEX
Do planets get colder when there away from the sun?
Yes, planets get colder when they are farther away from the sun because they receive less sunlight and heat. The distance from the sun determines the amount of solar energy a planet receives, which affects its average temperature.
If you go to a mountaintop closer to the sun why is it colder?
The sun is very far away, it takes light form the Sun 8 minutes to reach the Earth. At this scale the difference in height between the top of a mountain and the beach is insignificant, both places receive the same amount of light/heat form the Sun. What makes the mountain top cold is vertical variation in temperature caused by the earths atmosphere. As you go up form sea level, the air cools by about one degree Centigrade for every 300 feet you go up. Thus as you are surrounded by colder air, it is colder on the top of a mountain - (or looking at it another way, the mountain pokes up into a region of colder air). Look at the link I will place below for more information on air temperature.
Why is Saturn colder than Earth?
Mercury is colder then Earth (at night) when its facing away from the sun, mercury doesnt have an atmosphere to keep the heat in so once it faces away from the sun the heat from the sun cant get to the dark side of mercury, therefore its cold at the dark side of mercury.
Why are the poles colder?
They are not as near the sun.
Why mountain top are more colder then plains even if they are nearer to sun?
The sun is about 93 million miles away. Going up a mountain so that you're a mile closer does nothing at all. The temperature is colder because air pressure at those elevations is lower, and these two variables are directly related.
Why does it get colder when you climb up a mountain and you're closer to the sun?
The air is thinner
How do things get hotter and colder?
Things get hotter because of the sun, and things get colder because of the snow
Why is Vermont colder in the winter?
Colder compared to what? It is colder in the winter than in the summer because the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun in the winter. It is colder in Vermont compared to southern states because it is farther from the equator, and therefore receives lesss heat from the sun
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 do you have a season?
Because the Earth revolves around the sun. The further we are from the sun, the colder it gets.
Why is it colder at the top of the mountain when the top is closer to the sun?
The top of a mountain is closer to the sun than the land around during the day it, but given that the sun is more than 90 million miles away, that difference is negligible. The higher you go up in the atmosphere, the colder it gets. This is because the air at high altitudes is less compressed than the air at low altitudes. When a gas is decompressed, it cools.
Why is Saturn colder than the earth?
Because it is further away from the sun
What causes ocean water near the poles to be colder than ocean water near the equator?
the sun's rays strike the water at a angle at the poles APEX
Do planets get colder when there away from the sun?
Yes, planets get colder when they are farther away from the sun because they receive less sunlight and heat. The distance from the sun determines the amount of solar energy a planet receives, which affects its average temperature.
Colder winters and warmer summers are caused by Earth's?
It's caused by its rotation Think of it when the Earth rotates it faces the sun which makes it warmer. Because the Sun gives off heat When it is in winter it should be colder because the Sun is not facing us.
