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How do temperature and pressure change with increasing depth in the earth?
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∙ 9y ago
They both increase because there is more matter pressing down on you and as you reach the inner core it gets hotter because the core is the hottest part of the Earth. When in the center of the earth, there is less and less air from the top of the earth. in the very center there is none. All of that nothingness of simple dirt in the core makes it very hard to not be heated and pressurized.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe rate of temperature variation with depth is called the geothermal gradient and varies greatly with location and depth. Temperature increases at a rate of approximately 20oC/km in the upper crust (first 10 km) but then the rate decreases to only approximately 0.3oC/km below 200km due to the homogenizing effect of mantle convection. These values are highly approximate and vary widely, for instance: the mantle beneath Hawaii is significantly hotter than the mantle beneath the rest of the Pacific Ocean. To a depth of approximately 100 km the mantle beneath the continents is generally hotter than it is beneath the oceans - though there is some overlap. This is because continental crust is much thicker (~36km on averave) than oceanic crust (~10km on average) and thus provides better insulation for the mantle.
A good approximation of the rate of pressure increase with depth is: 30 MPa/km in the crust and 35 MPa/km in the mantle.
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∙ 7y agoAs you go deeper into the Earth, you very quickly reach a point where the temperature is constant year-round.
Both temperature and pressure increase as you go deeper into the Earth.
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∙ 11y agoTemperature and pressure increase as you go deeper into Earth
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How does temperature change with depth in Earth's crust?
The temperature increases with increasing depth within Earth's crust.
Temperature and pressure increase with depth inside Earth - True or False?
True. Temperature and pressure both increase with increasing depth within the Earth.
How do pressure and temperature change inside earth as depth increase?
both temperature and pressure increase as you go down inside earth. hi I am epic
What happen with temperature and pressure as earth's depth increases?
Both temperature and pressure increase as depth increases.
Why does pressure change change with elevation and depth?
Pressure drops at higher elevations because of the decrease in the weight of air. Under the water, pressure climbs with increasing depth because of the combined weight of the water and that of the atmosphere.
How do depth and temperature affect pressure?
Depth and temperature affect pressure by increasing the pressure as the depth increases. As depth increases, temperature often falls.
How does temperature change with depth in Earth's crust?
The temperature increases with increasing depth within Earth's crust.
Why does velocity of water change with depth?
The primary change is of pressure, increasing at 1 Bar per 10 metres of depth; but in the oceans, the temperature and salinity also alter in subtle ways.
What describes how temperature and pressure change with depth below Earth's surface?
Both temperature and pressure increase with depth.
How does temperature change depth in earth crust?
The temperature increases with increasing depth within Earth's crust.
Temperature and pressure increase with depth inside Earth - True or False?
True. Temperature and pressure both increase with increasing depth within the Earth.
What is the name given to temperature increasing with increasing depth?
The temperature gradient.
How do pressure and temperature change inside earth as depth increase?
both temperature and pressure increase as you go down inside earth. hi I am epic
What happen with temperature and pressure as earth's depth increases?
Both temperature and pressure increase as depth increases.
Why does pressure change change with elevation and depth?
Pressure drops at higher elevations because of the decrease in the weight of air. Under the water, pressure climbs with increasing depth because of the combined weight of the water and that of the atmosphere.
What is name given to temperature increasing with depth?
Hypanoticseticae
What layer in the atmosphere has the lowest temperature?
The Mesosphere has the lowest temperature of the layers of Earth's atmosphere because Temperature decreases with height in the mesosphere. The mesopause, the temperature minimum that marks the top of the mesosphere, is the coldest place on Earth and has an average temperature around −100 °C (−148.0 °F; 173.1 K)
