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When a mass of air rises it cools as a gas due to a decrease in overall pressure with altitude. This results in adiabatic cooling, resulting in a decrease in the measurable temperature of the air.
As the air cools, its capacity to suspend water vapour decreases, and it may approach one hundred percent relative humidity, also known as dew point. At dew point water vapour will condense into clouds, which may result in precipitation.
Air is typically lifted either through pressure cells, or through orographic lifting whereby air is forced upward in altitude as it travels over terrain such as mountains.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhen a mass of air rises it expands as a gas due to a decrease in overall pressure with altitude. This results in adiabatic cooling, resulting in a decrease in the measurable temperature of the air.
As the air cools, its capacity to suspend water vapour decreases, and it may approach one hundred percent relative humidity, also known as dew point. At dew point water vapour will condense into clouds, which may result in precipitation.
Air is typically lifted either through pressure cells, or through orographic lifting whereby air is forced upward in altitude as it travels over terrain such as mountains.
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Why does hot air float while cold air rises?
density
Why does air cool when it rises through the atmosphere what is this type of cooling known as?
Air cools becuase when its rising through the atmosphere altitude decreases temperature, and when air rises its temperature drops at the dry abiatic rate. This type of cooling is known as adiabatic.
When something vibrates in the air what is squashed together?
The air pressure rises
Hot air rises because of a change in its?
temperature
What happen when air gets heated?
As air (unconfined), is heated its volume increases, and its density decreases. That makes it lighter (per volume) than it was. Warm air will rise above colder air, and in essence, float on top of the colder air.
What does the air do as it rises?
Air cools as it rises.
What is the air pressure inside a cyclone?
the air in the cyclone rises as the air rises it cools
Warm air rises because of its?
the warm air rises because of its Kinetic energy !
What happen to the air in the surrounding as warm air rises?
it gets warmer as it rises
What happens to the air in the surrounding as warm air rises?
it gets warmer as it rises
What happen to air in the surroundings as warm air rises?
it gets warmer as it rises
What happened to the air in the surroundings as warm air rises?
it gets warmer as it rises
If hot air rises why is it cooler in the mountains?
Hot air rises and cools as it does so.
When air rises does it get warmer?
Warm air rises and then comes down as cool air, and the opposite is also true.
What happen when warm moist air rises?
When warm moist air rises it cools and condenses.
What makes hot air balloon rise?
Hot air rises. As the air in the hot air balloon is made hotter than the surrounding air it rises.
What does hot air do?
hot air rises.
