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It get's colder as you travel up into the atmosphere because the ozone layers block away a lot of heat. But once you get to the tropsphere layer te temperature is about 1,600 degrees because the sun goes throught that layer first, and that layer is about 500 kilometer's thick.

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How does altituded affect air pressure?

Air has weight, and weight means pressure. The higher up you go, the less air left above to press down --and so, less pressureAir Pressure decreases with the rise of altitude and increases when lowered. Example: You would not be able to breathe as well high in the air as you would standing on the ground.At higher altitude, air pressure decreases. Eventually the air runs out entirely at about 200 miles altitude, at which point you are in outer space with zero air pressure.Air pressure drops at higher altitudes. This makes water boil at a lower temperature, causing difficulties in cooking and makes it harder for people to get their breath.This is also why commercial airplanes are pressurized inside.Air pressure declines with altitude (becoming effectively zero at about 200 miles in altitiude). That is because air pressure is the result of the weight of the air, and the higher you go, the less air you have above you to press downward and cause air pressure.As altitude increase air pressure decrease.Air pressure is a result of the total weight of the all the air (or column of air) from above as well as the sideways pressure from the weight pressing down on the air around the current position. As the altitude increases, their is less air pressing down from above (and from above the surrounding area) so the air pressure decreases as the altitude increases.


What happens to air pressure when air humidity increases and temperature stays the same?

It will remain the same. (:


When density of air is heated how does it affect air pressure?

cheeseballs! i dont know, but its better to not listen to the advice above The density of air decreases as altitude increases. Air at sea level has more gas molecules in each cubic meter than air at the top of a mountain


Temperature change as altitude increases?

It gets colder because there is less air pressure. Well, the pressure actually might be dictated by the temperature, based on the ideal gas law. Temperature decreases as altitude increases. The temperature of outer space is extremely cold (3 Kelvin) due to it being nearly a vaccum (no gas particles). The sun emits radiation energy which warms our planet, not regular convection heat transfer that we are used to. In space, there are no bodies that readily accept this radiation, except satellites, which we cover in foil to be non radiative. Earth is such a body which accepts this radiation and is thus warmed to relatively warm temperatures (296 Kelvin). So, consider outer space an ice cube and the earth a frying pan. The temperature goes from cold to hot in between the two bodies, forming a gradient.


Does a cubic meter of air have less mass higher up?

Yes. The density of the air (and thus mass per unit volume) deceases all the way to zero (in space) as the altitude increases.

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How does temperature change as increases in the troposphere?

As the altitude increases in the Troposphere, The air temperature decreases. When about 1 kilometer increases in altitude, the air cools about 6.5 degrees Celsius. And at the very top of the Troposphere the air temperature stays the same at around -60 degrees Celsius.


How does temperature change as height increases the troposphere?

As the altitude increases in the Troposphere, The air temperature decreases. When about 1 kilometer increases in altitude, the air cools about 6.5 degrees Celsius. And at the very top of the Troposphere the air temperature stays the same at around -60 degrees Celsius.


How does temperature change as the height increases in troposphere?

As the altitude increases in the Troposphere, The air temperature decreases. When about 1 kilometer increases in altitude, the air cools about 6.5 degrees Celsius. And at the very top of the Troposphere the air temperature stays the same at around -60 degrees Celsius.


Does air pressure change as altitude increases?

Yes, air pressure decreases as altitude increases.


What is the relationship between temperature and altitude in a temperature inversion?

Normally, temperature decreases as altitude increases. In a temperature inversion, the temperature increases as altitude increases, up to the level of air that is causing the inversion. See "Temperature change as altitude increases?" for info on how temperature normally decreases with altitude when there is not a temperature inversion.The rate at which the temperature goes down is down 1.1 degrees celsius for every 500 feet you go up.


Does air temperature decrease as altitude decreases?

no it increases


What occurs when air temperature in the troposphere increases as altitude increases?

Typically, the air temperature in the troposphere decreases with altitude, following a pattern known as the environmental lapse rate. If the air temperature increases as altitude increases, it is referred to as a temperature inversion. Temperature inversions can trap pollutants and affect weather patterns by creating stable atmospheric conditions.


How does the temperature of the troposphere change as altitude increases?

In the troposphere, temperature generally decreases as altitude increases. This is due to the decreasing air pressure and the fact that the upper regions of the troposphere are cooler due to their distance from the Earth's surface.


When altitude increases temperature does what?

Temperature decreases as altitude increases.


Do air pressure and temperature change in the same way with altitude?

Air pressure and temperature do not change in the same way with altitude. As altitude increases, air pressure decreases because there is less air mass above pushing down. This leads to a decrease in temperature with altitude at a rate of about 2 degrees Celsius per 1,000 feet due to the decrease in pressure causing the air to expand and cool.


Which decreases as altitude increases?

As altitude increases pressure and temperature decrease.


As altitude increases in the Troposphere does the temperature increase?

No, as altitude increases in the Troposphere, the temperature generally decreases. This is because the Troposphere is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs, and the temperature decreases with altitude due to the decrease in air pressure and thinning of the air molecules that can store heat.