amatulic t1_j67cqz9 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:03 AM

Reply to comment by ligosan in Eli5 : What does hot air rise and cold fall? And why they higher I get in the atmosphere, the colder it get? by hopitlong21

Actually there's a lot of movement at higher altitudes. You don't have to climb very high on a mountain to notice the temperature drop.

Temperature and pressure are related. If you pressurize air, it heats up. If you reduce the pressure, it cools down. Higher altitudes are lower in atmospheric pressure.

ligosan t1_j67e4oq wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:20 AM

Thanks for the correction :)