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In the troposphere (the first 4 km or 36,000 feet), and in a non-temperature inversion situation, the temperature drops about 6.5 °C for every 1 km increase in altitude, or approximately 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet.
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∙ 12y agoIn the troposphere, temperatures decrease with altitude (air pressure), which is known as the adiabatic lapse rate (9.8 °C per thousand feet).
While there are different temperatures throughout the atmosphere, there are both increases and decreases in it as one moves upwards. With the first 6-10 kilometers of the troposphere, the temperature does indeed decrease (as can be seen with mountaineering) but actually increases during the next 40 or so kilometers of the stratosphere due to the ultraviolet rays the ozone there absorbs. The next 30 to 50 kilometers of the mesosphere actually then fall drastically in temperature, before skyrocketing in the thin but radiation-irradiated thermosphere beyond.
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Will the temperature go higher or lower if you add salt to the water?
it goes higher
Why do mountaineers carry oxygen cylinder with them?
They have to carry oxygen cylinders with them as it allows them to breath at high altitude. The temperature also decreases as we go higher and higher.
What can be done to raise the boiling point of water?
All you have to do to reduce the boiling point of water is go to a higher altitude and boil it.
How can the temperature in the autoclave go above the boiling point of water?
Because the pressure is higher.
What happens to temperature as you go higher in the troposphere?
the temp goes down, the winds go up, and the pressure goes up...
What happens to temperature in the troposphere?
The air temperature decreases as you go higher. On the average temperature decreases about 6.5 degrees Celsius for each kilometer.
How temperature of atmosphere changes with altitude?
The higher you go - the lower the temperature.
Why temperature falls as you go higher?
the earth gives off much heat. as you ascend higher into the atmosphere, there is less heat from the earth, and fewer UV.
How can the temperature in the autoclave go above boiling temperature of 212 F?
At higher pressure the boiling point is higher.
Does the temperature rise or fall as a altitude in creases?
The higher you go - the lower the temperature.
Will the temperature go higher or lower if you add salt to the water?
it goes higher
How does the temperature change with altitude in the stratosphere?
the temperature already rise as you climb up in the stratosphere.
Where can you find cool temperatures in Mexico?
if you go on a high enough moutain, the temperature will drop.
Why do mountaineers carry oxygen cylinder with them?
They have to carry oxygen cylinders with them as it allows them to breath at high altitude. The temperature also decreases as we go higher and higher.
What can be done to raise the boiling point of water?
All you have to do to reduce the boiling point of water is go to a higher altitude and boil it.
Does temperature become higher or lower the deeper you go into the ocean?
lower
What happens to the density of the atmosphere as you go up higher?
temperature and altitude
