Determine the air temperature at an altitude of 3 km if at the Earth’s surface it is +24 ° C.

1. We find out how many degrees the temperature will drop at an altitude of three kilometers, if with a rise for each kilometer the temperature decreases by six degrees:

3 * 6 = 18 degrees.

2. Let us determine what is the air temperature at an altitude of three kilometers, if at the surface of the Earth it is +24 degrees:

24 – 18 = 6 degrees.

Answer: at an altitude of three kilometers, the air temperature is +6 degrees.