Question

Recalling that the heights plotted at individual stations on 500-mb maps are in tens of meters (place a 0 to the right of the three plotted digits), the coded height at Little Rock ('585') indicated 500 mb occurred at ________ meters above sea level.

a) 5850
b) 58500
c) 5805
d) 585

Answer 1

The coded height at Little Rock ('585') represents 5850 meters above sea level.

Step-by-step explanation:

The heights plotted on 500-mb maps are in tens of meters. Therefore, the coded height at Little Rock ('585') represents 5850 meters above sea level. So, the answer is a) 5850.