At what height does the snow line begin in the Andes, if the temperature at the foot is +30 degrees?

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

1) The snow line in the mountains begins when the air temperature drops to 0 ° С

2) Find out how many kilometers you need to go for the temperature to drop to zero.

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

+ 30 ° С / 6 ° С / km = 5 km

Answer: 5 km



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