Question

question 1 2 pts why does air pressure decrease at increasing altitudes? temperature decreases and the amount of gases increase as altitude increases temperature increases and the amount of gases decrease as altitude increases temperature and the amount of gases increase as altitude increases temperature and the amount of gases decrease as altitude increases question 2 2 pts fill in the blanks with the best matching pair. as altitude (distance from earths surface in the atmosphere) ____, air pressure ____. increases, stays the same increases, increases increases, decreases decreases, decreases

Explanation:

Air pressure is due to the weight of the air above. As altitude increases, there is less air above, so air - pressure decreases. Also, temperature generally decreases with altitude in the troposphere (the lowest layer of the atmosphere where most weather occurs), and the amount of gases decreases as we go higher up in the atmosphere.

Answer:

Question 1: temperature and the amount of gases decrease as altitude increases
Question 2: increases, decreases