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What causes air to be denser near earths surface?
Gravity causes air to be denser near Earth's surface.
What happens when the atmospheric pressure is greatest near the Earths surface?
Air pressure is always greater nearer the earth surface than at altitude due to the mass of air above.
What is localized convective lifting?
When warmer air rises so when a localized surface is warmer than its surroundings, the air above that surface is warmer and will also rise. This also makes clouds.
Air in the what is warmed by heat from the earths surface?
troposphere
What is the air above the earths surface called?
The atmosphere
What causes air to be denser near earths surface?
Gravity causes air to be denser near Earth's surface.
Where is the highest air pressure?
air pressure is the highest near the earths surface
Why is air colder when you go up?
2 reasons - first the earths surface absorbs a lot of the suns heat which helps to keep the air warmer near the surface. Second the higher you go the less dense the air so it has less ability to absorbe heat.
The forces acting on objects falling near the earths surface are?
Mainly gravity, and air resistance.
Which direction does the air currents towards the poles or away from the poles?
Away from the poles because the air near Earths surface is warm.
What happens when the atmospheric pressure is greatest near the Earths surface?
Air pressure is always greater nearer the earth surface than at altitude due to the mass of air above.
What is the name for the effect that is produced when warm air near earths surface bends light rays?
greenhouse effect
Is air pressure greater near the earths surface or at higher altitudes?
I am sure that if you think about the problems encountered by climbers on Mount Everest you might be able to answer that yourself. Near the Earth's surface.
Is air pressure greater near earths surface or at higher altitudes?
I am sure that if you think about the problems encountered by climbers on Mount Everest you might be able to answer that yourself. Near the Earth's surface.
How does friction between the ground and molecules in the air affect winds near the earths surface?
Wind at the surface is slower than the "winds aloft" The biggest effect is within a few inches of the ground.
What is localized convective lifting?
When warmer air rises so when a localized surface is warmer than its surroundings, the air above that surface is warmer and will also rise. This also makes clouds.
Under which conditions is surface air the least stable?
When surface air is significantly warmer than the air above it
