Question

As you climb a mountain, you can expect the air temperature to decrease by 6.5 degrees C for every 1000 meters you ascend. This is called the standard (average) lapse rate. If your went hiking and started out at 3,000 meters, with the air temperature at 30 degrees C; what would the air temperature be like at the peak- 7,000 meters?

a. -4 degrees C
b. 0 degrees C
c. 4 degrees C
d. 6.5 degrees C

Answer 1

the answer will be C. 4 degrees C

Step-by-step explanation:

you subtract base meters from peak meters to get 4 meters; then Multiply 6.5 by 4.

Then subtract that total from 30 degrees C

***as altitude increases, temperature decreases***