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As you go up in altitude does the temperature in the air of the stratosphere increase or decrease?
as you go higher the air becomes thinner and colder until eventually you reach space where there is no air and it extremely cold
Why coldness increases as the altitude increases?
The air becomes thinner, thus it cannot retain heat as does heavier air. Also air closer to the earth's surface will be affected by the thermal mass of the earth, which retains heat.
What might happen next when an air mass cools to the point where it becomes saturated?
Precipitation
What does a change in the air mean?
Slang for things are happening or about to happen.
The temperature range of each major climate zone is based on its?
The temperature range of each major climate zone is based on its latitude. Mountains are a great example. The higher you go up the thinner the air becomes and the heat decreases. The lower you go the air becomes thicker and the heat rises.
As elevation increases this becomes thinner?
"air" and/or "oxygen"
The higher you go to the atmosphere the air becomes?
Thinner.
Why does air temperature decrease with altitude?
because as we go up wards from the surface of the earth,air becomes thinner.
What three things happen when air is warmed?
it expands it becomes lighter it rises thanks .!! that's all for now
What happens to air temperature as you go up mountain?
It decreases because as you move up in altitude the air becomes thinner making it colder.
Why is the air thinner at night?
does the air get thinner at night in the UK
Is there air as we know it beyond the earth's atmosphere?
The Earth's atmosphere gets thinner and thinner as we go away from the earth. It becomes negligible at a point in space. Beyond that, there is no atmosphere, only vaccum.
Why is it very difficult for hot air balloons to attain very high altitudes?
Eventually the air outside becomes thinner than the air in the balloon, so it can no longer float
As you go up in altitude does the temperature in the air of the stratosphere increase or decrease?
as you go higher the air becomes thinner and colder until eventually you reach space where there is no air and it extremely cold
Why do planes go so high?
As aircraft go higher the air becomes thinner reducing the energy required to push the aircraft forward
What happen when air travel through vacuum?
The vacuum becomes no longer a vacuum.
Why is the bottom of the mountain hotter than the top?
At higher altitudes, the air becomes thinner. Since there are fewer molecules, the air has a lower total kinetic energy, which means the temperature is lower.
