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An animal at high altitude(temperature of about 500 deg. C) would freeze and not boil.
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Re:An animal at high altitude(temperature of about 500 deg. C) would freeze and not boil.
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At high altitude the air get thinner a thin air means no heat absorption you have to differentiate between temperature and heat.Because of the lower pressure, the air expands as it rises, which causes it to cool. Thus, high altitude air is cold .
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