Scientists are measuring a distant planet's temperature. The graph shows the temperature (in °C) versus the height (in kilometers) above the planet's surface.
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(a) What is the temperature at 0 kilometers?
36
32-1
28+
(b) Choose the statement that best describes how the height
and temperature are related. Then fill in the blank.
As the height increases, the temperature decreases.
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Temperature
(°C)
16
At what rate is the temperature decreasing?
[°C per kilometer
0
As the height increases, the temperature increases.
Height (kilometers)
At what rate is the temperature increasing?
12 °C per kilometer
00