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Air is transparent (clear) to sunlight. So the Sun's light passes through it easily and heats the ground.

The air at the ground then gets heated by the ground making the atmosphere near the ground warmer.

This warm air expands and becomes less dense which causes it to rises. As it rises the pressure falls and it expands and cools.

The result is colder air is found at higher altitudes than at the surface.

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