How is it very cold and icy on the peak of mountains?
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To expand on Valentin's answer:\n\nFirst, realize that most atmospheric heating comes from the surface of the earth; the atmosphere itself is transparent to most frequencies of light energy coming from the Sun.  It's when that radiation hits the surface of the Earth and gets converted to infrared, i.e. heat, radiation that the atmosphere gets heated.\n\nNow, the "physics problem":  Pressure, density and temperature are all related by gas laws.  As the warm air rises, it expands, without taking on heat from its environment, and thus cools.  \n\nNext, add the "natural phenomenon".  Higher altitude air is generally drier than lower altitude air; water vapor helps lock in the heat radiating from the surface; hence higher altitude air locks in less heat than lower altitude air.  And, it's true that high altitude winds result in the air absorbing less heat from the surface.
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That is because they have a vein/blood capillary network in their feet that is not too close to the 'skin' layer thus they do not experience frost bite. Their blood circulation is protected through lotsa insulation. Their feet are lined with scale like tissue which is used for grip and their natural body heat protects them from freezing and sticking to the ice.
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antartica it is so cold there moister is frozen
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some cold, some hotter
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Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range, with a topographical summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 m); there is no greater elevation until the meeting of the borders of Yukon, Alaska, and British Columbia beyond the Alsek River to the north. The mountain and the surrounding area comprise Mount Rainier National Park. The mountain is mostly covered by snow and glaciers, but heat from the volcano keeps areas of the crater rim on its summit cone mostly free of snow and ice. The geothermal heat has also caused the formation of ice caves in the twin summit craters.\n\nMore details in \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier
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i know that mount kilaminjaro(sp) has a snow cap. and there are two ski resorts in morrocco. but much of the contenant doesnt get much precipitation.
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Powder is great, and it´s bad when there´s ice! But it´s also good, when the snow is almost melting. But then yah should not fall...
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The presence of oxygen may be a factor in very high altitude places where it is cold and oxygen is also less than the usual amount on plain terrain. When u refer to a normal cold area, then what happens is u r too cold constanly shivering while taking a bath in cold water. So one breathes and shivers and this may seem to some as a breathing problem but it isn't.
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Mountains are higher in altitude than the plains.\n\nThe higher you go, the less atmospheric gases there are. This is due to the fact that gravity holds these gases close to the surface.\n\nAir holds heat. If you have less air then there will be less heat.\n\n:)
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the weather is pretty cold because it it far from the sun.It's temperature is -214 C.Its atmosphere is mainly made of hydrogen and methane gas.It has seasons different from us because it is tipped over its side
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It formed as a volcano, and was then changed in shape by glacial activity-this from a website:\n \nHoodoo Mountain  consists of a symmetrical lava dome, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter, surrounded on three sides by alpine glaciers. Only its southern slope, which extends down to the floodplain of Iskut River is ice free. Hoodoo's steep sides and nearly flat 900-meter summit suggest it formed as a subglacial tuya when regional ice sheets covered all but the highest peaks of the northern Coast Mountains. Subaerial lava flows which rest on glacial till along Iskut River indicate that volcanic activity continued after retreat of the ice. Radiometric dates of 0.11 and 0.09 million years are consistent with the age of other ice-contact features in the Stikine Volcanic Belt. \n________________________________________
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In the Verkhoyansk Mountains of northeast Siberia, Eveny nomads are on \nthe move*. Teams of reindeer pull caravans of sledges down the steep slide \nof a frozen mountain river. Bells tinkle on the lead reindeer while dogs on \nshort leashes dive closely alongside through the snow like dolphins beside a \nboat. One man sits on the lead sledge of each caravan, his right foot \nstretched out in front of him and his left foot resting on the runner ready to \nfend off hidden rocks and snagging roots. Passengers or cargo sit on the \nsledges behind. The passage of each caravan is visible from afar by a cloud \nof frozen reindeer breath.\nThis is the coldest inhabited place on earth, with winter \ntemperatures falling to −96°F (−71°C). The ice is a condition of the water for \neight months of the year and by January it is 6 feet thick.
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It depends on what you mean by "does it get warm?". See below.\n\nIt can snow even at incredibly cold temperatures as long as there is some source of moisture and some way to lift or cool the air. It is true, however, that most heavy snowfalls occur with relatively warm air temperatures near the ground - typically 15 F or warmer since air can hold more water vapor at warmer temperatures.\n \nWhen is it too warm to snow?  How does snow form if the ground temperature is above freezing?  Snow forms when the atmospheric temperature is at or below freezing (0 C or 32 F) and there is a minimum amount of moisture in the air. If the ground temperature is at or below freezing, of course the snow will reach the ground.\n\nHowever, the snow can still reach the ground when the ground temperature is above freezing if the conditions are just right. In this case, snowflakes will begin to melt as they reach this warmer temperature layer; the melting creates evaporative cooling which cools the air immediately around the snow flake.This cooling retards melting. As a general rule, though, snow will not form if the ground temperature is 5 C (41 F).
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Precipitation from the clouds, which hover around the top of the mountain, freezes due to the lower temperatures. And we have snow!
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because it is very cold at cloud level and at cloud level that\nrain was once snow until it reached below a certain level and\nthen it melted.
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My opinion is that the ice is cold. What is yours?
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well no because the mountain is high and cold and it will take along time to get down and it would be hard to live in really.