Colorado is higher in elevation than Mississippi.
Colorado contains the central part of the Rocky Mountains, and Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert, elevation 14,433 feet above sea level. The Rockies, as they are called, are part of the Continental Divide, which is like a rooftop, dividing water and snow that fall on one side of the Rockies from the other side. One side of the Rockies drains water into rivers that reach the Pacific Ocean, and the other drains the water toward the Atlantic Ocean by rivers that reach the Mississippi River, including the State of Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico.
It would decrease.
The elevation would decrease. It is downhill all the way.
Colorado is in the Rocky Mountains. Even the highest elevations in Mississippi come nowhere close to he heights of the Rockies.
It would decrease.
It would decrease markedly. Mississippi's highest point is only 806 feet above sea level. Colorado's lowest point is 3,315 feet above sea level and its average elevation is 6,800 feet above sea level.It would be all downhill.
The land elevation generally increases as you move inland from the coast. This is because coastal areas are often lower in elevation compared to inland areas that can be higher in elevation, such as mountains or plateaus.
It would be downhill all the way.
Piedmont and mesa
Land elevation generally increases as you move inland from coastlines or low-lying areas. This increase in elevation can lead to cooler temperatures due to the decrease in proximity to sea level, as well as changes in vegetation types and ecosystems. In addition, higher land elevation plays a role in determining where water flows and accumulates, influencing drainage patterns and water availability.
Piedmont and Mesa
As elevation increases above sea level, temperatures tend to decrease. This is because the air becomes less dense at higher altitudes, leading to lower atmospheric pressure and reduced air temperature. This change in temperature with elevation is known as the lapse rate.
In the troposphere, the temperature drops. In the stratosphere (layer above the troposphere) it increases with elevation. In the mesosphere, temperature drops again with elevation. In the theromosphere, it goes up again (to nearly stellar surface temperatures).