Question

If a mountaintop is 10,000 feet above the valley below we can expect the temperature to be about?

A: About 36 degrees F lower
B: About 36 degrees F higher
C: No change at all, the same
D: Its impossible to estimate the change in temperature

Answer 1

D, you are not given the temperatrue of one or the other, you are also not given the mathematical equation to solve said equation...

Answer 2

The correct option is: A: About 36 degrees F lower

Step-by-step explanation:

The atmospheric temperature of the Earth varies with various factors such as humidity, altitude, radiation, etc.

The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere changes with height or altitude. As we go vertically up from the surface of the Earth, the atmospheric temperature decreases.

This is because as the altitude increases, the atmospheric pressure decreases and thus the temperature also decreases.