Question

Why does it get colder as you go higher?

Answer 1

Hey there !

So that isn't why the temperature changes and therefore also why it isn't hotter. The reason it's actually colder is because, as you go up in the atmosphere, the Earth's atmosphere feels less pressure the higher up you go. So as the gas in the atmosphere rises it feels less pressure, whichmakes it expand.

Hope it helps you !

Answer 2

The reason it's actually colder is because, as you go up in the atmosphere, the Earth's atmosphere feels less pressure thehigher up you go. So as the gas in the atmosphere rises it feels less pressure, which makes it expand. When the gas expands it doessome work.