Mt Rainier is about 4km above sea level. If temperature at sea level is 60 degree Fahrenheit, what is the temperature in Fahrenh

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kondaur [170] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-16T13:27:35+03:00

Answer:

24 degrees Fahrenheit.

Explanation:

The moist adiabatic rate is related to the variation of the temperature as the altitude increases.

A typical value is around 9ºF/km. This means that for each km, the temperature decreases 9ºF.

In this problem, we have that:

The temperature at the ground level is 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

So 4km above sea level it is going to be 60 - 4*9 = 24 degrees Fahrenheit.