B) You are moving away from a heat source (the Earth's surface).
Which of the following is a reason why you get colder as you go higher up in the atmosphere?
Your Answer: You are moving away from a heat source (the Earth's surface).
Another word for heat source is conductor. A conductor gives energy to objects. For example a stove top is a conductor to a pot with water because it makes the water boil inside the pot by transferring heat to it. The Earth's surface acts as a conductor and passes on the sun's energy that it absorbs to us as warmth.
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