Context: Antarctica is colder than the Arctic for three reasons. First, much of the continent is more than 3,000 m (9,800 ft) above sea level, and temperature decreases with elevation in the troposphere. Second, the Arctic Ocean covers the north polar zone: the ocean's relative warmth is transferred through the icepack and prevents temperatures in the Arctic regions from reaching the extremes typical of the land surface of Antarctica. Third, the Earth is at aphelion in July (i.e., the Earth is farthest from the Sun in the Antarctic winter), and the Earth is at perihelion in January (i.e., the Earth is closest to the Sun in the Antarctic summer). The orbital distance contributes to a colder Antarctic winter (and a warmer Antarctic summer) but the first two effects have more impact.

Question: Which of the the poles is colder?
Answer: Antarctica

Question: How high is the continent of Antarctica above sea level?
Answer: 3,000 m

Question: How does the Arctic Ocean warm the Arctic?
Answer: warmth is transferred

Question: What contributes to the Antarctic cold?
Answer: orbital distance

Question: What does temperature do with elevation?
Answer: decreases

Question: What is one reason the Actric colder than Antarctica?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How far above sea level is the Arctic?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What increases with elevation in the tropasphere?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How does the Arctic Ocean warm Antarctica?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many reasons are given for the Arctic being colder than Antarctica?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What continent is 3,000 ft above sea level?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What does the distance orbital contribute to?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What continent is 9,800 m above sea level?
Answer: Unanswerable