If heat rises why is there snow at the top of a mountain and it could be warm at the bottom?

Question

No one has ever given me a satisfactory reason!!

Answer 1

Space is Extremely cold.

Earth is hot, warm and cold.

Somewhere between Earth and Space, it is cold.

P.S. Read the link.

Air molecules expand because the come in contact with the cold air molecules. Those two equal themselves out, becoming somewhat of the same temperature.

Eventually, if this keeps happening, all air and everything will be hot in the universe.

Answer 2

Technically, it is not the heat which rises, but the hot air, which creates convectiion cells, like in a pot of water warming up on the stove.  As the warm air rises, it expands and cools, so there is a normal temperature gradient above the Earth's surface, meaning the higher you go, the cooler it gets.  This is because of the decreasing pressure and density of the air.  You will also notice less oxygen at the top of the mountain.  I am surprised no science teacher ever explained this to you.

Answer 3

Because hot air cools down the higher it gets.  

Of course as you move into space and out of the earth's atmosphere, the temperature sharply increases again.

Answer 4

Alright, time to pull out my trivial muscles!

Heat comes from two sources: from the center of the Earth and from space, primarily from the Sun.

Most of the solar heat is reflected at the Ozone Layer, which is why it doesn't affect us nearly as much as it could (and it could turn the world and everyone in it into ash in a heartbeat). What comes in is reflected from the surface back into the atmosphere, and with it comes the heat from the core of the Earth. But as it rises higher, the heat disappears. That's why the heat doesn't have too much impact on high mountains.

Answer 5

wind currents moving