Why Is It Colder in the Mountains
As Air Rises, the Pressure Decreases. It Is This Lower Pressure at Higher Altitudes That Causes the Temperature to Be Colder on Top of a Mountain Than at Sea...
Why Is It Colder In The Mountains?
As air rises, the pressure decreases. It is this lower pressure at higher altitudes that causes the temperature to be colder on top of a mountain than at sea level.
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Why is it colder at higher altitudes?
If hot air rises, then why is it colder at elevation? … This happens because warmer air is less dense, and thus more buoyant. But we saw above how any air that rises will cool, due to encountering lower atmospheric pressure and expanding. The higher up an air parcel goes, the more its temperature will drop.
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