Thursday, November 19, 2009

Frost on the Fields


Driving down the mountain on my way to work this morning I noticed that there is more frost, it seems, the lower I go.  Why is that?  I thought the top of the mountain would be colder.  What am I missing?
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  1. Karen SueNovember 19, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    closer to the sun??

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  2. Mama PeaNovember 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    Warm air rises and cold air settles. That's why heat piles up near the ceiling of a room and the closer you get to the floor, the cooler it gets. (If I'm so danged smart, why did I flunk that college physics class??)

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  3. Karen SueNovember 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Didn't want better grades than the cute boy in front of you!?!?
    They put the wrong questions on the test!!
    Who really cares about Physics anyway..

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  4. JordanNovember 19, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    I understand the 'heat rises' part, until I have snow on the mountain and there's none down in the city. Maybe the heat gets tired of rising and decides to stay down in the city? (I didn't do so well in physics, but I really should know this as a Chemical Engineer! Shh - don't tell anyone I'm clueless...)

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  5. Chicken MamaNovember 19, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    Yup, it's one of those "pockets / basins of cold air" things. And why I get all those nice pictures of the river valley covered in frost! ;)

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  6. LindaCONovember 20, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    I think it's cool you stopped and took a picture!

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