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Is the altitude of the tropopause greater at the equator than at the poles or at the poles than at the equator?
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∙ 14y ago
It is greater at the Equator.
The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere varying in altitude from approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) at the poles to approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) at the equator.
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Is the tropopause highest at the north and south poles?
No, it is at it's lowest at the Poles. It's highest level would be at the Equator.
Passenger airplanes cruise at an altitude of 11 000m on long flights. In which layer of the atmosphere do these airplanes cruise?
It really depends at what latitude the flight is operating. The lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere, extends up to an altitude of about 23,000 feet (7km) at the poles, and an altitude of about 60,000 feet (17km) at the equator. Therefore, at the poles the aircraft would be flying above the troposhere, in the stratosphere. At the equator, though, the airplane would still be in the troposphere. As you go north or south from the equator, the maximum height of the troposhere (known as the tropopause) generally decreases from 17km to 7km. However, there are notable 'step' changes in the height of the tropopause, where there is a large change in temperature. This causes the high speed winds known as jetstreams, which aeroplanes use to improve journey times. At any location, the height of the tropopause (i.e. depth of the troposphere) is a function of temperature and air pressure/density. As it is warmer and pressure is lower at the equator, the tropopause is higher here than at the poles.
Is the tropopause the highest at the north and south pole?
No, it is at it's lowest at the Poles. It's highest level would be at the Equator.
Is there any difference between the value of g at the equator and the poles?
it is greater at poles than equator
Where the gravitational force is greater in equator poles or Mt. Everest?
poles
Where is the change in length of daytime greater near equator or near the poles?
The closer you are to the poles, the greater the change.
Where is acceleration due to gravity greater?
It is greater at poles than at equator.
Where is the Tropopause located of earth's atmosphere?
The height of the Tropopause depends mainly on the Latitude. At the Poles, it is about 30,000' and at the equator it is about 60,000. This number varies with a change in temperature/season. It is higher at the equator due to a naturally higher temperature at sea level, this means the parcel of air has a lower density. Because of the lower density the parcel of air will be more 'stretched out' than the air at the poles (the colder parcel of air with a higher density).
Why is the air pressure the poles higher than the air pressure at the equator?
The reason the tropopause is lower above the poles than the equator is... The time it takes air to cool. The surface air-temperature at the equator is much higher than at the poles, meaning that the air rises further to reach the equilibrium required at the tropopause. Likewise, the air at the poles is cooler, and does not require as much room to rise.
Is the weight of a person or a subject less than or greater than the poles of the equator?
greater
What generally happens to air temperature as we move from the equator to poles?
temperatures starts to decrease in degrees and the days get shorter
Is it a greater distance from center of earth to the poles or center of earth to the equator?
I'm thinking center to equator
