Rising Air
Classical Mechanics
Level
2
When air rises, it tends to
contract and become cooler
expand and become warmer
expand and become cooler
contract and become warmer
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1 solution
When air rises, it experiences lower air pressure, causing the air to expand.
The heat energy of the air is used to expland the air mass, so the temperature decreases. The extent of the decrease can be calculated using the ideal gas laws .