Why temperature decreases as we move heigher?

bibekananda sahoo

• Feb 10th, 2016

Rays coming from the Sun is only due to radiation and radiation doesn't require any medium. Thus it does not affect the upper atmosphere of the Earth so we feel the sun rays (i.e hotness) whenever it ...

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• Dec 8th, 2010

Volume of air is constant around our globe or in other words the earth can be considered as isochoric system. As we move higher and higher the pressure decrease and at constant volume the pressure is directly proportional to temp. as a result temp will also decrease 

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