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the reason it gets colder is beacause the psi. drops and when it drops the general air tempurature get significantly colder than average.

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Why is it colder the higher you go up in the Atmosphere and past It?

This is and has a two part Answer. Within the Atmosphere, from Sea Level on Up, the Measured [and labelled] adiabatic lapse rate is six degree C loss for each kilometer of rise in altitude.Above 10 kilometers there is not much left until we 'reach' Outer Space where the rate of Heat Loss is Very Much Accelerated !Why: the first is that as air rises above sea level it will Expand and after it Expands it cools; the second is that near to Earth's surface we have clouds to act as a blanket - this is 'opposite' in Outer Space.


Does air pressure get lower or higher the farther you go up in Earth's atmosphere?

Air pressure decreases as you go higher in Earth's atmosphere. This is because there is less air above you to exert pressure downwards. At higher altitudes, the air molecules are more spread out, resulting in lower air pressure.


Why the does the climate become colder and dryer as you climb up a mountain?

As altitude increases, the air pressure decreases, causing the air to expand and cool. This cooling effect leads to a drop in temperature, making higher elevations colder. Additionally, the moisture in the air condenses at higher altitudes, resulting in less water vapor available to form precipitation, making the climate drier.


Why does the temperature change when you go up an mountain?

The temperature changes as you go up a mountain due to the reduction in atmospheric pressure with increasing altitude. This drop in pressure causes the air to expand and cool, resulting in colder temperatures at higher elevations.


Why are mountaintops colder than lowlands?

Mountaintops are colder than the lowlands because the Sun heats the Earth from the ground up. The Sun's radiation travels through the atmosphere to the ground, where Earth absorbs the heat then emits it back out. So, temperatures near the Earth's surface is generally the warmest.

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When you get higher in the atmosphere does the air get warmer or colder?

colder, the farther up you go, the lower the tempurature


Would you get hotter or colder as you went higher up in the atmosphere?

Upto Ozon Layer it get colder and then start increasing the temperature.......


Is the temperature in the troposhere warm or cold?

Cold because the higher up you go in the atmosphere the colder it gets, but the warmest layer of the atmosphere is the thermoshere. Also a good indication of the temperature of a layer in the atmosphere is to look at the weather, because on a good sized mountain there is snow at the top.


Why is the air colder at higher altitudes?

The air is colder at higher altitudes because the air pressure decreases as you go higher up in the atmosphere. This decrease in pressure causes the air molecules to spread out and move more slowly, resulting in lower temperatures.


Why are mountains covered in ice?

The atmosphere gets colder as you go up. The reason is that the lower portion of the atmosphere is heated from below (by the heating of the land surface), and the higher you go the farther you are from the heat source, that is why it is cooler and covered in ice most of the time.


When you climb higher what happens to you?

when you climb higher you will get colder and colder when you go higher.2. it dosent have much air when you get up so take breathing equietment.


Why it is colder at the peak of a mountain?

The higher you go in the atmosphere, the cooler it gets. This is the result of something called adiabatic cooling. At higher altitudes, the air is less compressed than at low altitudes, because there is less air weighing down on it. When you decompress a gas, it cools.


Why does the temperature decrease as elevation increases?

The heat of the earth escapes through the atmosphere into outer space. Greenhouse gases interfere with/ clog up that process. The higher up in the atmosphere, the colder it is. So it is colder at higher elevations. Also, the low air pressure a sparsity of air particles cause the air to be thinner and colder


How does the temperature chang as you travel up the atmosphere?

It gets colder as you travel up in the atmosphere.


How does the temperature changes as you travel up the atmosphere?

It gets colder as you travel up in the atmosphere.


Why Atmosphere gets cooler as you go up from the surface of the earth?

The atmosphere gets cooler at higher elevations because there are less atoms up there. Because there are less atoms, it feels colder because there is less thermal energy exchanged between the thermometer and the atoms in the air. Ex. a few atoms at 50 degrees would feel colder than a lot of atoms at 50 degrees.


Why are higher altitudes colder than lower altitudes?

Higher altitudes are colder than lower altitudes because the air pressure decreases as you go higher up, causing the air molecules to spread out and the temperature to drop.