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Adiabatic cooling happens as air mass expands with increasing elevation (because density of gases decreases farther into the atmosphere). As elevation increases, the air gets cooler because energy is drawn from the surroundings. Less dense air traps less heat resulting in this net cooling called adiabatic cooling. It occurs at an average of 6 degrees Celsius per 1000 meters, but it can vary.

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