badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIf hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down17
arrow-up1142arrow-down1message-squareIf hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squarerbesfe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up28·edit-28 months agoThe strength of the gravity field at the ISS orbit (400km) is still 90% of what it is at sea level. The air thins out at high altitudes because there’s less air above it pushing down, not because of weaker gravity.
The strength of the gravity field at the ISS orbit (400km) is still 90% of what it is at sea level. The air thins out at high altitudes because there’s less air above it pushing down, not because of weaker gravity.