Air moves through the atmosphere primarily due to differences in temperature and pressure. When the sun heats the Earth's surface, it warms the air above it, causing that air to rise and create lower pressure in that area. Cooler air then moves in to fill the void, resulting in wind. Additionally, the Earth's rotation influences air movement through the Coriolis effect, affecting wind patterns globally.
As you move higher in the atmosphere, the space between air particles increases. This causes the air to become less dense, resulting in lower pressure and thinner air at higher altitudes.
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.
what is most of the air in the atmosphere made up of
The majority of the atmosphere's mass is concentrated in the troposphere because this is the layer closest to Earth's surface where air is most dense and pressure is highest. As you move higher up in the atmosphere, the air becomes less dense and pressure decreases, leading to a decrease in mass as well.
The atmosphere can extend up to about 10,000 km above Earth's surface, but the density of air decreases significantly as you move higher. The exosphere, the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere, is where the atmosphere transitions into space.
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The main factors that caused the air in earth's atmosphere to move is nothing and nothing
Temperature differences is why air moves in the atmosphere. Hot air rises, cold air falls. With these temperature difference comes pressure differences and these temp. and pressure differences are what keep the air moving. Theoretically, if there were no temp. or pressure differences in the atmosphere, air would not move.
as you move lower into the atmosphere
the air pressure increases
the air pressure increases
No. Air pressure decreases as you move up in the atmosphere. This is because air has mass and weight like everything else, and as you rise up in the atmosphere there is less air above you.
it gets coolder
They don't. Tornadoes move air from one place to another, but in no way do they destroy the atmosphere.
Air pressure decreases as you go up.
Hot air rises in the atmosphere because it is less dense than cold air, creating a buoyant force that causes it to move upward.
Air pressure is exerted in all directions throughout Earth's atmosphere, but it is stronger closer to the surface due to the weight of the air above pushing down. As you move up through the atmosphere, air pressure decreases because there is less air above exerting force downward. This is why air pressure is lower at higher altitudes.