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Temperature Changes with Differences in Altitude
As you rise higher in an airplane, the temperature gets colder. On average, fore each
thousand feet increase, the temperature falls 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Let’s practice.
Solve for the missing variable:*
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Ground Temperature |
Altitude |
Temperature in Altitude |
1.
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70° |
3,000 feet |
? |
2.
|
? |
4,000 feet |
56° |
3.
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83.5° |
7,000 feet |
? |
4.
|
? |
20,000 feet |
0° |
5.
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88.5° |
? |
76° |
6.
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0° |
2,000 feet |
? |
7.
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74.5° |
11,000 feet |
? |
8.
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65° |
12,000 feet |
? |
- If the temperature is 22° at 21,000 feet altitude, what is
the ground temperature?
- What is the temperature at 17,000 feet altitude when the ground temperature is
92°?
- Draw a graph that represents the relationship between altitude and temperature.
* Reprinted courtesy Federal Aviation Administration Educational Program.
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