Heat rises up to a point. In the atmosphere are several temperature ranges, so at first it gets hotter as you go up in elevation. But eventually that changes and it gets colder the higher up you go. This is also true in the altitudes airplanes fly in as well as for space.
2006-09-05 18:00:37
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answered by Anonymous
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In addition to what 'How Many' said I am also going to add that the condensation level is usually higher which means more water and when water gets colder, turns to snow and ice then you have a very cold situation.
Heat does get up that far, however I believe the degree of cold far out weights that of any heat that can make it up there.
On occasion though you do get cold air and hot air mixing up there and it does some strange things.
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Don't worry though, with global warming, I am sure the tops of the mountains will be feeling the heat soon enough.
2006-09-05 18:02:35
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answered by Anonymous
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According to the Normal Lapse Rate. with every ascent of 165 m , the temp. falls by 1 degree Celsius. Therefore even when there is a rise in heat, the effect due to normal lapse rate dominates, and places at a high altitude like mountain tops remain cool
2006-09-05 21:01:18
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answered by ? 5
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on your refrigerator, a gasoline is compressed then released in a nozzle. that's what creates chilly and this is stated as adiabatic cooling. while air rises, it additionally cools down because of the fact the air stress decreases. hence the better you pass, the less warm this is. the autumn in temperature is on basic 0.sixty 5 C according to one hundred meters. The exciting factor is that less warm air is heavier than warmer air and hence it have a tendency to sinks if there is not any longer an uplift by way of the heating of the floor. In a mountainous u . s . a ., in the time of the night while there is not any wind, chilly air sinks from the mountain tops into the valleys. In places like the coast of Greenland it may create winds that attain hurricane forces!
2016-12-14 19:00:26
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answered by ouelette 4
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Heat does not rise. Hot air rises, and at the tops of mountains, the air is thinner because there are fewer molecuoles. That is why you feel cold.
2006-09-05 22:12:42
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answered by Hardrock 6
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Because oxygen is required to produce heat and the higher up you get the less oxygen there is. Therefore, mountain tops are cold.
2006-09-05 17:59:56
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answered by Avia 3
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Following your logic, then Death Valley should be a frozen wasteland and mountains desert like.
Thin air at higher altitude has less ability to hold heat.
2006-09-05 18:01:55
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answered by missourim43 6
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Any mountain with 2400 meters above sea level will be cold at the top
2006-09-06 00:35:01
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answered by spyblitz 7
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The atmosphere makes them cold
2006-09-05 18:03:26
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answered by Anonymous
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the top of the mountain is cold because the air is going downward and theres no so much air there.
2006-09-05 23:13:16
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answered by Rita 1
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