If Jim climbs to the top of a mountain and takes the temperature after taking the temperature at the bottom of the mountain, which area will he get a lower reading at?
top of the mountain bottom of the mountain
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The surface is heated by the Sun and some of that heat radiates back into the air. This makes the temperature higher near the surface than at higher altitudes.
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