Question

Which statement about the relationship between mass in air and altitude is accurate?

A) Mass in air is unrelated to altitude
B) Mass in air increases as altitude increases
C) Mass in air increases as altitude decreases
D) Mass in air decreases as altitude decreases

Answer 1

A) Mass in air is unrelated to altitude

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass is the amount of matter contained in a substance. Altitude is the height of a body above a reference plane.

Mass and altitude are unrelated.

• The mass of given body is the same everywhere in the universe provided no loss or gain of matter.
• Altitude increases as distance from the reference widens.
• Most often times, as altitude increases, temperature reduces due to the nature of the troposphere.