Atmosphere

Sunlight warms Earth's surface, which radiates infrared heat. Greenhouse gases absorb much of it and re-radiate it, slowing heat loss to space and keeping the planet warmer.

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The Sun is so far away that a mountain's height changes nothing. Thinner air at altitude holds less heat and expands and cools, so temperature falls as you climb.

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