Temperature change by Altitude for the Stratosphere 10 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 10 20 30 40 50 60 Altitude (km) Temperature oC

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a) From the graph (right), determine the average rate at which the temperature changes per kilometer of altitude above the Earth b) For the Stratosphere, does temperature increase or decrease with increasing altitude? c) How do you know ?
f the water
ne stratosphere
rbage Patch
Temperature change by Altitude for the Stratosphere
10
-10
t), determine
the temperature
altitude above
-20
-30
-40
-50
oes temperature
increasing
-60
-70
10
20
30
40
50
60
Altitude (km)
hp
1o
40
&
7.
8.
9.
9%
6.
Temperature oC
Transcribed Image Text:f the water ne stratosphere rbage Patch Temperature change by Altitude for the Stratosphere 10 -10 t), determine the temperature altitude above -20 -30 -40 -50 oes temperature increasing -60 -70 10 20 30 40 50 60 Altitude (km) hp 1o 40 & 7. 8. 9. 9% 6. Temperature oC
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