Why is it always colder up on mountaintops than in the city?

Atmospheric Science Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
The air is thinner on mountaintops
The sun is closer to the mountaintops
Mountaintops have more atmosphere
Mountaintops have more heat
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What keeps us warm in the atmosphere?
The sun's heat
The air holding heat
The thick atmosphere
The thin atmosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What happens to the air as you travel up through the atmosphere?
It gets warmer
It gets thicker
It gets colder
It stays the same
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What is the rate at which it gets colder as you travel up through the atmosphere called?
The lapse rate
The cold rate
The heat rate
The temperature rate
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
At what height do you leave the troposphere and enter the stratosphere?
10 kilometers
8 kilometers
12 kilometers
5 kilometers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
How much colder would a mountain 3000 meters high be compared to the city?
17 degrees celsius
10 degrees celsius
15 degrees celsius
5 degrees celsius
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What is the lapse rate in degrees celsius per kilometer?
6.5 degrees celsius
3.5 degrees celsius
4.5 degrees celsius
5.5 degrees celsius
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