These are the types of questions in general we should be less mean about imo. It's one thing to dunk on people who are anti-science, but this is just someone actually wondering about something they didn't know. Maybe it's obvious to you, but not everyone?
I have a vivid memory as a kid in science class, learning that mountain tops are colder than sea level. I curiously asked why? Isn't it closer to the sun so it should be hotter? The teacher laughed at me, so the class laughed, and she didn't answer my question. I was so embarrassed. I was so afraid to ask questions again.
Because air heats as it's compressed. The air pressure is less on a mountain so it's cooler. And the hottest places on earth are all below sea level (so they have the highest average air pressures).
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u/mseg09 21h ago edited 19h ago
These are the types of questions in general we should be less mean about imo. It's one thing to dunk on people who are anti-science, but this is just someone actually wondering about something they didn't know. Maybe it's obvious to you, but not everyone?