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Mountain life: How's the air up there?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

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Why Is It So Cold?

When you climb a mountain, shouldn't it be warmer because youare closer to the sun? We great questions. How did you get those into a jar? Yes, i can help explain this. So there are actually a bunch of reasons why it's colder on top of mountains. You see, hot air comes from the sun warming up the ground. And that warm ground then passes that energy to the air around it.

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