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With altitude, gravitational pull on the air decreases, which means the air expands and air pressure drops. When any gas expands, it cools off.

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What layer is the atmosphere pressure highest?

The troposphere is the layer of the earth's atmosphere with the highest air pressure.


Why does the troposphere not get hotter with increasing altitude?

The troposphere does not get hotter with increasing altitude because of the way temperature and pressure interact in the atmosphere. As altitude increases, air pressure decreases, leading to a decrease in temperature — a phenomenon known as the environmental lapse rate. The troposphere is heated from below by the Earth's surface, which absorbs solar radiation and warms the air directly in contact with it. Therefore, while the surface is warm, the upper layers of the troposphere remain cooler.


Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest humidity?

The troposphere has almost all of them.


What layer does the jet stream flow below?

The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with altitude) and the stratosphere(where temperature increases with altitude).


How does the temperature change as the altitude increases in the troposphere?

In the troposphere, temperature generally decreases with increasing altitude. On average, the temperature drops about 6.5 degrees Celsius for every kilometer (or about 1.98 degrees Fahrenheit per 1,000 feet) ascended. This decrease occurs because the troposphere is heated primarily by the Earth's surface, which absorbs solar radiation and then radiates heat upward. As altitude increases, the distance from this heat source results in lower temperatures.

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In the troposphere which decreases as altitude increase?

Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the troposphere


Does the temperature in the troposphere increase as the altitude increases?

No, the temperature in the troposphere decreases as the altitude increases.


As altitude increases in the Troposphere does the temperature increase?

No, as altitude increases in the Troposphere, the temperature generally decreases. This is because the Troposphere is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs, and the temperature decreases with altitude due to the decrease in air pressure and thinning of the air molecules that can store heat.


Does the temperature increase or decrease with altitiude in the troposphere?

The temperature decreases with altitude.


Is the troposphere hot or cold?

The troposphere is typically colder as you go higher in altitude. On average, the temperature decreases by about 6.5°C for every kilometer increase in altitude within the troposphere.


In the troposphere and mesosphere what happens to temperature as altitude increases?

In the troposphere, temperature typically decreases with increasing altitude due to the adiabatic cooling effect. In the mesosphere, temperature increases with altitude due to absorption of solar radiation by ozone molecules.


The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. How does temperature change with altitude in the troposphere?

In the troposphere, temperature generally decreases with increasing altitude. This is because the troposphere is heated from the ground up by solar radiation, causing the lower layers to be warmer than the higher layers. This temperature decrease is known as the lapse rate.


How does the temperature of the troposphere change as altitude increases?

In the troposphere, temperature generally decreases as altitude increases. This is due to the decreasing air pressure and the fact that the upper regions of the troposphere are cooler due to their distance from the Earth's surface.


What is the range of the troposphere?

15 at the surface and up to negative 55 at the tropopause. Temprature decreases by higher altitude (only in troposphere).


Which layer extends to an average altitude of about 12 km?

The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere that extends to an average altitude of about 12 km. This is where most weather phenomena occur and where temperature generally decreases with increasing altitude.


In the troposphere does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude?

In the troposphere, temperatures decrease with altitude (air pressure), in the effect known as the adiabatic lapse rate (9.8 °C per thousand feet).


Which decreases as altitude increases?

As altitude increases pressure and temperature decrease.