How Does Altitude Influence Temperature
As You Increase in Elevation, There Is Less Air Above You Thus the Pressure Decreases. as the Pressure Decreases, Air Molecules Spread out Further (I. E. Air...
How Does Altitude Influence Temperature?
As you increase in elevation, there is less air above you thus the pressure decreases. As the pressure decreases, air molecules spread out further (i.e. air expands), and the temperature decreases. If the humidity is at 100 percent (because it’s snowing), the temperature decreases more slowly with height.”
Why does temperature decrease at higher altitudes?
As you go to higher altitudes, there are less air molecules pushing down on you (lower pressure). When the pressure of a gas decreases, the temperature also decreases (the reverse is also true – when the gas pressure increases, the temperature increases). Therefore, the air temperature is lower at higher altitudes.
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