As dry air moves up it cools at 1 degree up to 12 kilometers, so A fi the ground is 25 degrees celcious what is the temperature at x kilometers

Question

As dry air moves up it cools at 1 degree celsius every 100 meters up to 12 kiliometers. So A if the ground is 25 degrees celsius what is the temperature at x kilometers?

 

Answer 1

As dry air moves up it cools at 1 degree celsius every 100 meters up to 12 kilometers. So A if the ground is 25 degrees celsius what is the temperature at x kilometers?

 

T = -10x + 25

 

Where T = temperature in ^oC and x = the height above the ground in km.  The slope m = -10 because the temperature drops 10^oC every km.  The y-intercept is 25, so when x=0, T = 25^oC.