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Why do the layers of atmosphere become less dense as you go higher?
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∙ 12y ago
because the air mass decreases
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∙ 12y ago
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Which of earths layers would be the least dense?
The atmosphere
Which of earth's atmosphere layers is the most dense?
The troposphere is the most dense since it is closest to the surface of the earth and has the highest pressure.
Does barometic pressure increase as you get higher?
No, the pressure decreases and you go higher into the atmosphere because the "air" is less dense....there is more space, but less molecules interacting with one another. Nearly half of the atmosphere's mass is contained to the first 18,000 FT (near 500mb) which is also a function of both gravity and the structure of chemical components within layers of the atmosphere. I hope that helps a little.
Why does atmosphere become less dense as the altitude increases?
The atmosphere becomes less dense as altitude increases because there is less weight on the air molecules,making them less compressed. The air at a low altitude is denser because it is pressed down by all of the weight of all the air molecules above it.
What one has the most dense lithosphere hydrosphere or atmosphere?
lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere (most dense to least dense)
Which of earths layers would be the least dense?
The atmosphere
What planet has an atmosphere made of three layers of dense hydrogen clouds?
Venus
Which of earth's atmosphere layers is the most dense?
The troposphere is the most dense since it is closest to the surface of the earth and has the highest pressure.
When you travel upwards into the atmosphere does the become more or less dense?
it becomes more denced because the higher you get in the atmospherethe wind becomes denced
Where is the atmosphere the least dense?
the exosphere, which is the highest layer of Earth's various layers of the atmosphere. it is the least dense because it is so high up the molecules are spread apart a lot.Type your answer here...
What is the order of earths layers from less dense to most dense?
The outer core, inner core, mantle, crust, water, atmosphere. This is the order from densest to least dense.
What happens when you rise higher in the atmosphere?
The air becomes less dense.
What atomospheric layer is least dense?
Basically, the higher you get in the atmosphere, the less dense it gets. It's the exosphere.
How does air change the higher up in the atmosphere you go?
It becomes less dense.
Why does the density of the atmosphere decrease with height?
The Earth's atmosphere declines with altitude.
What effects the layering of earths atmosphere?
the density and temperature of the layers. The farther you go up, the less dense each layer is.
Is it hot on Saturn the planet?
The outside layers of the atmosphere are very cold, as they get little heat from the Sun. The surface is unreachable beneath the hot, extremely dense lower atmosphere.
