The tops of mountains are the hottest places because they are closest to the sun, right?

Answer 1

no, they are the coldest--that's why you see snow on mountains in summer in some places

Answer 2

No baby The tops of mountains are snowy because when the height increases We are nearing to the So called OZONE layer which protects us from the Suns ultra violet rays and the highly heat transmitting xrays. And the high mountains stop the clouds at there cliffs. U know clouds are water or humidity careers. When the humidity rises the cooling also rises. So all these compinely forms ur protection from heat and the reason of falling of teamperature.

Answer 3

That's a false accusation. Actually if you can recall, when you see pictures of mountains they are always covered in snow. The higher up you are in the atmosphere the thinner the air becomes, and the cooler the atmosphere will be (example Denver, Colorodo "Mile High City"). Convection helps to keep the atmosphere at a balance.

Answer 4

partly right, being closest to the sun impact of sun and Ultraviolet rays is the highest. however this is compensated by altitude and other atmospheric phenomenon.

I always get sunburnt after treks in himalayas, even though they are some of the coolest place on the earth. actually for our skin they turn to be the hottest.

Answer 5

Nope. Incomplete logic.

Its about energy balance.
Yes energy from the sun shines down on earth, so in terms of available radiant energy, mountains have more.
Valleys have some, but they also absorb more instead of re-radiating it... they store it in humid denser air...

Heat is transferred in three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. If you are going to measure "hottest" you have to take the conduction and convection into account. Its a whole system problem.. climate is.

Answer 6

Its about energy balance.
Yes energy from the sun shines down on earth, so in terms of available radiant energy, mountains have more.
Valleys have some, but they also absorb more instead of re-radiating it... they store it in humid denser air...

Heat is transferred in three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. If you are going to measure "hottest" you have to take the conduction and convection into account. Its a whole system problem.. climate is.

Answer 7

You are sort of right, and all wrong....

As you get higher in the atmosphere the air molecules have higher and higher kinetic energies... Therefore, if there was the same concentration of air in the upper atmosphere as the lower it would be hotter.

However, the higher you go into the atmosphere the air molecules get farther and farther apart, so they do not collide as often and therefore less heat is created. Thus, why the highest mountains have snow and ice on them year-around and such...

Answer 8

ummmmm no. The hottest places are deserts. The hottests months are during the summer. During the summer the Earth is further away from the sun that in the winter.

Answer 9

What touting? closest to sun how?
actually the top of mountain touches the clouds

Answer 10

no, the atmosphere acts like a blanket. the top of a mountain has a lot less atmosphere above it then the ground below. it's cold on top of a mountain because there is hardly any air to keep the heat in.

Answer 11

the colest since even though they may appear closest to the sun as its a fact too, but they are slosest to the earths stratosphere too... the clouds... most of the time their top would be blocked by the clouds in receiving more heat from the sun...