Work out the temperature drop

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Hint

   0.6 for every 100 m

   Unit

   C

   Answer

   6

   Question

   Temperature drop climbing 1000 m, in degrees Celsius?

2. Hint

   deepest where heating is strongest

   Unit

   km

   Answer

   17

   Question

   Troposphere depth at the equator, in km?

3. Hint

   shallowest where heating is weakest

   Unit

   km

   Answer

   9

   Question

   Troposphere depth at the poles, in km?

Instructions

Apply the lapse rate of 0.6 degrees per 100 m and key in the answer.