How does altitude affect atmospheric temperature
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As the altitude increases, the air temperature decreases. As the altitude increases the number of air molecules decreases, thus the average of their kinetic energy decreases.
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As you increase in elevation, there is less air above you thus the pressure decreases. As the pressure decreases, air molecules spread out further (i.e. air expands), and the temperature decreases.
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