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Why is it colder the higher you go up in the Atmosphere and past It?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 15y agoit gets colder when you go above the earth because you go higher, and higher and when you reach the highest point you enter space, which is extermly cold. for instance, when you go into a plane and you take off, the plane goes higher and higher into the stratosphere where the ozone layer is. it is cold up there because you are in one of the earth's atmosperes so it s cold because you are near space. that is why it is colder when you go above Earths surface.
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∙ 12y agoThe ground is absorbing radiation from the sun and the ground is sending the heat back up and the farther you're away from the ground the cooler it gets. (:
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∙ 13y agothere is less air, so the heat, or lack of, is transferred at a lesser rate. some parts of the atmosphere actually do the opposite, though, so i need the context to answer it better
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Does the atmosphere get colder the higher up you go?
the reason it gets colder is beacause the psi. drops and when it drops the general air tempurature get significantly colder than average. i hope i answered your question
What does the temperature do as you increase in altitude?
Temperature decreases as altitude increases because there are less molecules in the atmosphere to hold in the heat.
Why does temperature decrese as you go higher in altitude?
The hotter temperatures in the troposphere (layer of atmosphere closest to the earth's surface) are near the surface of the earth The colder temperatures are at the top of the troposphere.
Is it true that if the higher you go in the troposphere the colder it gets?
yes
Why the does the climate become colder and dryer as you climb up a mountain?
because space is cold so the higher you go the colder it gets
When you get higher in the atmosphere does the air get warmer or colder?
colder, the farther up you go, the lower the tempurature
Why does it get colder the higher you go to the mountain?
It gets colder the higher you climb a mountain because of the lower air pressure.
How is temperature affected by changes in altitude?
It typically gets colder the higher you go depending on which layer of the atmosphere you are in.
Does the atmosphere get colder the higher up you go?
the reason it gets colder is beacause the psi. drops and when it drops the general air tempurature get significantly colder than average. i hope i answered your question
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.
How does the atmosphere change when you go to high in an airplane?
The air becomes less dense, the higher you go. And generally, the temperature gets colder until you reach the thermosphere, which is the hottest part of Earths atmosphere.
What does the temperature do as you increase in altitude?
Temperature decreases as altitude increases because there are less molecules in the atmosphere to hold in the heat.
Does it get colder as you get higher?
yes. the higher you go, it becomes colder. surface of the earth temp? not air temp.
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 does temperature decrese as you go higher in altitude?
The hotter temperatures in the troposphere (layer of atmosphere closest to the earth's surface) are near the surface of the earth The colder temperatures are at the top of the troposphere.
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.
