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Water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes. The most likely explanation for this is that at high altitudes
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Water boils at a lower temperature at high

altitudes. The most likely explanation for
this is that at high altitudes

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At higher altitudes the density of the air is lower which means that there is less air pushing down in the water molecules. This allows the water molecules to move faster and get to their boiling point.
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