Geography
Why does the temperature of a place in the atmosphere decrease with height?
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The temperature of a place in the atmosphere generally decreases with altitude because the gases absorb very little of the incoming solar radiation but the ground absorbs this radiation and then heats the tropospheric air by convection and radiation. Therefore, atmosphere is hotter near the surface and get cooler as the height increases.
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