Comment on If hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?
rbesfe@lemmy.ca 7 months agoThe strength of the gravity field at the ISS orbit is still 90% of what it is on the surface. The air thins out at high altitudes because there’s less air above it, not because of weaker gravity.
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 7 months ago
To add to this, the force of gravity at the top of Mt Everest is about 99.7% as strong as sea level. So you’re right that it’s not about the strength of gravity itself at that particular point, but about the weight of all the air above that point.