At what altitude will the air temperature be +14 if at the foot of the mountain it is +20?

In the troposphere, with an increase in altitude for each kilometer, the air temperature decreases by 6 ° C / km

1) Let’s find the difference in air temperatures at the foot of the mountain and at the height:

20 ° C – 14 ° C = 6 ° C

2) Find out at what altitude the given air temperature.

To do this, we divide the temperature difference by the temperature decrease per kilometer:

6 ° C / 6 ° C / km = 1 km

Answer: 1 km



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