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How dose temperature change with elevation.

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Answer: Temperature is proportional to Pressure

Explanation:

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.

Basically, if you increase the pressure, the temperature increases too, and vice versa

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