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Why does atmosphere become less dense as the altitude increases?
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∙ 13y ago
The atmosphere becomes less dense as altitude increases because there is less weight on the air molecules,making them less compressed. The air at a low altitude is denser because it is pressed down by all of the weight of all the air molecules above it.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 15y agoPressure from the weight of the atmosphere above (remember, the atmosphere is made of molecules of gas, which have mass) causes the atmosphere in the lower levels to compress, thus it is more dense than the atmosphere at higher levels, which are under less pressure from above why
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∙ 15y agobecause as you go up, there's less gravity and gravity causes things to be dense
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∙ 13y agoI believe it is because there is actually less air as you go higher up. As there is less air, but just as much space, the air is less dense.
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Why do the layers of atmosphere become less dense as you go higher?
because the air mass decreases
What one has the most dense lithosphere hydrosphere or atmosphere?
lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere (most dense to least dense)
Which layer of earth is least dense?
The atmosphere.
In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increase?
Metophere Hydrophere
Which of earths layers would be the least dense?
The atmosphere
Why does the air become less dense as the altitude increases?
Because there is less air above, pushing down.
Does the density of the earth's atmosphere increase with altitude?
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.
Why does the atmosphere be comes less dense as altitude increases?
The air at any given layer in the atmosphere is compressed by the weight of the air above it. As you go up, there is less air wieghing down from above, so the surrounding air is less compressed.
Why does the density of the atmosphere decrease with height?
The Earth's atmosphere declines with altitude.
If the mass of a fixed volume of air increases does the density become more or less dense?
less dense
Why does air become less dense as you increase altitude?
gravity, denser things go down. -earth science student
Why do the layers of atmosphere become less dense as you go higher?
because the air mass decreases
The atmosphere actually extends beyond the Moon?
That depends a bit on how you understand "actually". Earth's atmosphere gets thinner and thinner (less dense) as you go away from Earth; at an altitude of about 100 kilometers, you are in outer space (by definition), but the atmosphere can still make satellites slow down. At an altitude of a few hundred kilometers, even that becomes insignificant.
What one has the most dense lithosphere hydrosphere or atmosphere?
lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere (most dense to least dense)
Is Triton the only moon to have a dense atmosphere?
of course not titan has a dense atmosphere as well
What part of the atmosphere is least dense?
The exosphere is the least dense part of the earth's atmosphere.
Why air bcomes less dense in altitude?
Because of less gravity in high altitude
