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The density of air decreases with increasing altitude because air at high altitudes is under less pressure.
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Does the air increase or decrease towards the surface with a high pressure?
Air density and pressure increase nearer the surface
As the air on the surface of earth warms does its density increase or decrease?
As air gets warmer, it expands and becomes less dense.
Air temperature increases density?
an increase in air temperature causes expansion of gas therefore a decrease in density. colder air is denser hence valley bottoms are often colder
What effects on density of air if tempecture increase?
A gas (including air) will expand if the temperature increases. That means the same mass of gas will have a larger volume. Since density is mass / volume, that means the density will decrease.
Why does the density of the atmosphere decrease with the height?
ice floats on top of water due to its lower density.... similarly, the gases with lower density lies in the upper atmospheric layers and the ones with larger density lie on the lower most atmospheric layers. so the overall density of air decreases with height.
Why the density of air decrease with the increase in height?
Because the higher you go, the less air there is above to push down and compress the air around you.
Does cold air increase or decrease water density?
decrease
How does the density of air increase or decrease?
By Removing or addng heat
What effect does air density have on the absorption and radiation of energy?
An increase in air density will mean a decrease in the absorption and radiation of energy. An increase of air density causes temperature and pressure to rise.
Does the air increase or decrease towards the surface with a high pressure?
Air density and pressure increase nearer the surface
Air density decreases with elevation increase. Is there an equation to make this calulation?
as you increase elevation (height above sea level0the density of the air decreases.
Does air become lighter as the temperature rises?
noThe density decrease when the temperature increase.
Why density of air decreases with increase in height?
The density of air decreases with increasing altitude because air at high altitudes is under less pressure.
As the air on the surface of earth warms does its density increase or decrease?
As air gets warmer, it expands and becomes less dense.
Why does a submarines density decrease when it pumps air out?
It doesn't pump air out; it forces water out of its ballast tanks to increase its buoyancy.
Air temperature increases density?
an increase in air temperature causes expansion of gas therefore a decrease in density. colder air is denser hence valley bottoms are often colder
What will happen to air if it is heated along a slope element?
Generally, if air is heated, its temperature will increase. And if the pressure remains constant, its density will decrease.
