Air Keeps Us Warm
00:11 - 01:33
1m 22s

Bill Nye explains why it gets colder as one travels up through the atmosphere. He uses miniature replicas of a city and a mountain to support his explanation. Bill also briefly touches upon the lapse rate.

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