Geography · Climatology
It is colder at the top of a mountain as compared to its base primarily because:
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- 1Mountains have lower gravitational force.
- 2The top of the mountain is nearer to the upper atmosphere.
- 3The atmosphere is mainly heated from below by the heat re-radiated from the Earth's surface.✓
- 4The surface of the Earth directly produces heat.
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The atmosphere is mainly heated from below by the heat re-radiated from the Earth's surface.
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