The graph relates the temperature change y (in degrees Fahrenheit) to the altitude change x (in thousands of feet)

Answer 1

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

Did it provide you with an example of a graph? Or expect you to sketch it out yourself? Typically you would expect to see a negative linear relationship between these variables …. In the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere where most of our weather occurs, temperature decreases as altitude increases.

I hope that helps get you moving in the right direction! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)

Answer 2

So as the altitude increases, the temperature will get lower in the troposphere and mesosphere. Plotting y values will begin high near the top of your graph with a downward slope to the right, showing the increasing altitude on the x axis.