How does the altitude of a place affect its temperature?
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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 thetemperature decreases. If the humidity is at 100 percent (because it's snowing), the temperaturedecreases more slowly with height
The Earth's surface absorbs most of the heat from the sun. Then, as the Earth's surface warms up, the heat spreads into the lower layers of the atmosphere, and transfers some of the heat to the upper layers of the atmosphere. As the air heats up, it expands and becomes less dense, then becomes lighter, causing it to rise up above the cooler air. As it does this, the air continues to expand. This is because there is less pressure higher in the atmosphere, allowing the air molecules to spread out more.So, the higher one travels into the troposphere, the lower the temperature becomes.
The rate at which the temperature drops is known as the adiabatic lapse rate. (The lapse rate of the troposphere is 3.6 degrees per 1,000 feet, or 6.5 degrees Celsius for every 1,000 meters.)
high altitude (1500m - 3500)
very high altitude (3500 - 5500)
extreme altitude (5500 - above.....
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The Earth's surface absorbs most of the heat from the sun. Then, as the Earth's surface warms up, the heat spreads into the lower layers of the atmosphere, and transfers some of the heat to the upper layers of the atmosphere. As the air heats up, it expands and becomes less dense, then becomes lighter, causing it to rise up above the cooler air. As it does this, the air continues to expand. This is because there is less pressure higher in the atmosphere, allowing the air molecules to spread out more.So, the higher one travels into the troposphere, the lower the temperature becomes.
The rate at which the temperature drops is known as the adiabatic lapse rate. (The lapse rate of the troposphere is 3.6 degrees per 1,000 feet, or 6.5 degrees Celsius for every 1,000 meters.)
high altitude (1500m - 3500)
very high altitude (3500 - 5500)
extreme altitude (5500 - above.....
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The temperature of a place decreases with an increase in altitude. The temperature
decreases at the rate of 1°C for every 160 m ascent. This happens because air is
densest near the ground and thins rapidly with height. The denser the air, the more
is the heat that is trapped. The thinner the air, the more is the heat that escapes. So
more the altitude of a place, the colder it will be.
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