Why does a parcel of air expand as it rises upward through the atmosphere?

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Younis Rahman · Answer 1 · 2018-06-06T13:46:39+0000

the atmospheric pressure decreases upwards, hence the inter-molecular attraction between the air molecules decreases or to say that the inter-molecular space increases and the parcel of air expands.

Why does a parcel of air expand as it rises upward through the atmosphere?

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