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Why do temperatures decrease with an increase in altitude in the troposphere?
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∙ 11y ago
Heat from the sun (contrary to common opinion) heats the land and not the air. Some of the heat rises but even the best conductors of heat store some heat and the air stores some heat too so by the time you get really high up, very little heat reaches you thus the higher up you are, regardless of what layer of the atmosphere you are in, the colder things are.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe main reason for this is when a gas is decompressed, it cools. The air at higher levels in the troposphere is at a lower pressure and thus at a lower temperature. If you were to take a parcel of air from perhaps a mile up and bring it to ground level, it will warm up as it is compressed. In most cases when that parcel reaches the ground it will be warmer than its surroundings.
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∙ 15y agotemperature starts to go down the higher into the troposphere
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∙ 13y agoThe temperature gets colder because as you move away from the Earth, the temperature decreases.
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∙ 14y agoWell it has to do with Elevation and Climate.
As you go up the air gets thinner so it cannot contain as much heat so it gets colder.
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∙ 12y agoThe air is thinner
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Does temperature increase or decrease with altitude in the mesosphere?
The temperature in the troposphere and the mesosphere decrease with altitude.
Troposphere increase or decrease in air temp?
The temperature of the Troposphere generally decreases as altitude increases.
What is the area called where jet streams are found where cold and warm air meet?
Jet streams are generally located near the tropopause, the layer between the troposphere (where temperatures decrease with altitude) and the stratosphere (where temperatures increase with altitude).
In the troposphere which decreases as altitude increase?
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the troposphere
In what layer of the atmosphere do temperatures rise with altitude A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Mesosphere D. Mesopause?
THE ANSWER IS B the stratosphere a.k.a. layer S temperatures increase in this layer
In the troposphere does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude?
In the troposphere, temperatures decrease with altitude (air pressure), in the effect known as the adiabatic lapse rate (9.8 °C per thousand feet).
Does temperature increase or decrease with altitude in the mesosphere?
The temperature in the troposphere and the mesosphere decrease with altitude.
Troposphere increase or decrease in air temp?
The temperature of the Troposphere generally decreases as altitude increases.
Does the temperature increase or decrease with altitiude in the troposphere?
The temperature decreases with altitude.
What is the area called where jet streams are found where cold and warm air meet?
Jet streams are generally located near the tropopause, the layer between the troposphere (where temperatures decrease with altitude) and the stratosphere (where temperatures increase with altitude).
In the troposphere which decreases as altitude increase?
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the troposphere
Does the temperature in the troposphere increase as the altitude increases?
No, the temperature in the troposphere decreases as the altitude increases.
In what layer of the atmosphere do temperatures rise with altitude A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Mesosphere D. Mesopause?
THE ANSWER IS B the stratosphere a.k.a. layer S temperatures increase in this layer
As altitude increases in the Troposphere does the temperature increase?
No, the temperature does not increase in fact it decreases as the altitude increases yes it does.
What forces the temperature to increase with the altitude in the troposphere?
If the temperature increases with increasing altitude in the troposphere, then a temperature inversion exists. All the weather that we are primarily interested in, occurs in the troposphere.
Does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude in the tropospere?
Decrease
How does the temperature of the air change as you increase in altitude in the troposphere?
The temp rises
