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The higher you go to the atmosphere the air becomes?
Thinner.
As you rise further in the atmosphere air pressure does what?
The higher you go in the atmosphere the lower the air pressure becomes...
Why is there weather?
Basically, the sun heats the earth and its atmosphere causing differences in air temperature. The warm air rises from the equator and travels towards the poles.
What causes a meteoroid to enter earths atmosphere?
The meteoroid heats up and sometimes breaks throught the atmosphere
What heats the lower atmosphere?
The lower atmosphere is heated by the ground, which is heated by sunlight.
Do the air contracts and becomes denser when the atmosphere heats?
yes
Does air lose density when it heats or when it cools?
As air heats it becomes less dense, when it cools it becomes denser.
Where do warm air masses develop?
The Sun's energy heats the atmosphere.
What happens when a space shuttle reenter the atmosphere?
It heats up a lot and becomes vey hot.
When one ascends in the atmosphere the air becomes?
The air becomes less denser.
The higher you go to the atmosphere the air becomes?
Thinner.
As you rise further in the atmosphere air pressure does what?
The higher you go in the atmosphere the lower the air pressure becomes...
How is air warmed?
The sun, originally, but the sun actually heats the earth, and warm air rises from the surface of the earth and is trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This is mostly how the air gets warm.
What is convection within the mantle responsible for?
As air heats, it becomes less dense and rises. As this hot air cools, it becomes more dense and falls. Winds are just convection currents. The air heats and rises, and the cool air rushes in to replace the air that rised. This air rushes in is near Earth's surface, so this is the wind.
What heats up the atmosphere here?
By here I presume you mean earth, the sun heats the atmosphere directly, but also heats objects which in turn also give off heat to the atmosphere
Why is there weather?
Basically, the sun heats the earth and its atmosphere causing differences in air temperature. The warm air rises from the equator and travels towards the poles.
What does the air in the troposhere do as it heats up from the sun?
Air in the troposphere radiates up to the top of the Earth's atmosphere. This effectively works to cool the Earth's surface.
