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 >   name        frank
 >   status      student

 >   Question -  Why are the lower places hotter than the higher ones if the
 > sun is nearer to those higher places?



>>Frank,
>>
>>Air warms as it sinks and cools as it rises. So, the temperature in a
>>valley is naturally warmer than the temperature on a ridge line above the
>>valley. Some of the warmest locations on Earth are below sea level, for
>>this reason (if they are inland and not near a sea like the Netherlands).
>>
>>David Cook
>>Argonne National Laboratory


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