The troposphere only extends to about 7km at the poles, yet it goes as high as 17 km at the equator. Why? and please make it so I can understand I am a fairly smart 13 year old, but I will be confused if you use a load of scientific terms
2006-10-21 05:34:12 · 2 answers · asked by terra_chan 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Please help, I tried to look it up but I couldnt find anything (I am not very good at looking things up I guess) \
THANK YOU in advanced
2006-10-21 05:46:22 · update #1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troposphere
2006-10-22 07:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by 987654321abc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine it has to do with the temperature. If you heat up a gas, it expands, and if you cool a gas it will shrink (try blowing up a balloon and putting it in the refigerator or freezer for a while and see what happens). So since it's colder over the poles, the atmosphere will not be as high.
2006-10-21 05:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋