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Why does the atmosphere be comes less dense as altitude increases?
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The air at any given layer in the atmosphere is compressed by the weight of the air above it. As you go up, there is less air wieghing down from above, so the surrounding air is less compressed.
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Does the density of the earth's atmosphere increase with altitude?
The atmosphere becomes less dense with altitude. Atmosphere, thin though it is, has weight, and it is the weight of the air above which compresses the air below it, to greater density.
Why does the air become less dense as the altitude increases?
Because there is less air above, pushing down.
What part of the atmosphere is least dense?
The exosphere is the least dense part of the earth's atmosphere.
How would you know that you have left the atmosphere and are in space?
The thing is, the atmosphere doesn't end abruptly. Rather, it gets thinner and thinner (less dense, to be precise) as you get away from Earth. "Outer space" is often defined as starting at an altitude of 100 kilometers above sea level - or some similar value.
What altatude does the air get thiner?
Because air is in gas form, it is compressable. This means that due to the effect of the Earth's gravity, the air at sea level is a lot more dense, because all the air above it is being pushed down and compressing the air below it. Because the Earth's gravity is uniform, it is safe to say that the air does not get thinner at any certain altitude, instead it gradually gets less and less dense as the altitude increases.
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.
Does the density of the earth's atmosphere increase with altitude?
The atmosphere becomes less dense with altitude. Atmosphere, thin though it is, has weight, and it is the weight of the air above which compresses the air below it, to greater density.
Why does the density of the atmosphere decrease with height?
The Earth's atmosphere declines with altitude.
Why does the air become less dense as the altitude increases?
Because there is less air above, pushing down.
The atmosphere actually extends beyond the Moon?
That depends a bit on how you understand "actually". Earth's atmosphere gets thinner and thinner (less dense) as you go away from Earth; at an altitude of about 100 kilometers, you are in outer space (by definition), but the atmosphere can still make satellites slow down. At an altitude of a few hundred kilometers, even that becomes insignificant.
What one has the most dense lithosphere hydrosphere or atmosphere?
lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere (most dense to least dense)
Is Triton the only moon to have a dense atmosphere?
of course not titan has a dense atmosphere as well
What part of the atmosphere is least dense?
The exosphere is the least dense part of the earth's atmosphere.
Why air bcomes less dense in altitude?
Because of less gravity in high altitude
What is the most dense part of the atmosphere?
Troposphere is the most dense part because it is at the bottom of the atmosphere.
How did the layers of atmosphere form?
The layers of the atmosphere did not form. The layers are artificial concepts applied based on changes in temperature in the gases found at different altitudes. Its one mass, and solar radiation drives the "formation".Sunlight completely ionizes the exosphere, and the temperature increases with increasing altitude.The atmosphere is dense enough to be able to radiate heat, and recombination of molecules occurs in the mesosphere, and temperature decreases with decreasing altitude.The stratosphere absorbs the lion's share of UV-C and UV-B, ozone is formed (the ozone layer), and the temperature increases with decreasing altitude.The troposphere has a sudden cold gap just under the stratosphere (not enough absorbed energy to heat it, but plenty dense enough to lose heat by radiation), and the air gets hotter with decreasing altitude until it comes in contact with the Earth's surface.
Does a solid get more dense if its volume increases?
No. It gets less dense
