If place lies at the height of 2500 meters above the sea level and its surface temperature is 20 degree celcius, estimate the temperature of place B at the height of 1500 mast ?Justify?

Temperature of place B is approximately .

Explanation:

With respect to the earth, temperature decreases with height or altitude. This implies that there is an inverse relationship between altitude/ height and temperature.

Then;

height

⇒ height =  

Where k is the constant of proportionality.

When the height is 2500 m and temperature is , then;

height =  

2500 =

k = 2500 x 20

  = 50000

So that when height = 1500 m, then;

height =  

temperature =

                 =

                 =

Temperature of place B is approximately .

This is justified since temperature decreases with altitude or height.