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The air gets thinner. That's why if you are climbing a mountain the trees are shorter as you get to the top because they don't have as much air as the lower atmosphere.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoit compresses and turns into nitrous dioxide
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Why does the density of the atmosphere decrease with height?
The Earth's atmosphere declines with altitude.
What is the best way to get rid of your waste in space?
Put it into a containment unit and let it go. When it enters the atmosphere of a planet it will burn up.
How do i set up my antenna for a atsc tv tuner enabled tv?
Go into the menu select AIR or OFF AIR then select SCAN.
What burns up in the mesosphere?
They burn up because of friction.Friction. Meteors enter the atmosphere at phenomenal speeds, and the friction of the great speed through the atmosphere causes heat. The speed of the most recent Perseid meteors a couple of months ago was measured at 135,000 miles per hour.It's because further out, the atmosphere is too thin to cause any warmth by friction, which is what makes the meteors burn.
What causes a meteoroid to glow and become visible on Earth?
MeteoriteThe glow surrounding a meteoroid is not caused by friction between the atmosphere and the meteoroid (as many people mistakenly believe), but rather due to the shock wave produced as a meteoroid slams into the Earth's atmosphere, rapidly compressing the air. This shock wave (properly called ram pressure) causes the exterior of the meteoroid to heat up and melt giving off a strong glow. Also, small amounts of gas surrounding the meteoroid are superheated as well, causing the bright tails seen behind meteors.
When air pressure goes up what happens to the temp?
in the troposphere, it goes down.( the layer closest to the surface) however, that changes as you go up in the atmosphere depending on what layer the air is in
When a balloon is blown up then let go air molecules rush out of the balloon and join the air molecules in the Earth's atmosphere What happens to the enthalpy in the balloon?
It decreases.
What happens to a moist air mass as it moves up in the atmosphere?
It cools and condenses
What happens when you go up into the atmosphere?
The atmospheric pressure reduces
What happens to air pressure as you go up mountain why?
A 1inch by 1inch column of air from the edge of the atmosphere to sea level weighs 14.7 pounds, 80% of that is in the Troposphere. As you go up, the air within that column has less mass, making the air "thinner", and air pressure goes decreases.
Does air pressure increase or decrease as you move up into the atmosphere?
Air pressure decreases as you go up.
What happens in the trmperature in the atmosphere as you go up through the troposphere?
Dcreases
What happens to the density of the atmosphere as you go up higher?
temperature and altitude
Why does the temp change as you go up in the atmosphere?
the air gets thinner.
What is most of the air in the air in the atmosphere made up of?
what is most of the air in the atmosphere made up of
What happens to the airs density when it gets warmed?
It is decreased and air starts moving up into the atmosphere from the ground.
How does air change the higher up in the atmosphere you go?
It becomes less dense.
