T/G Layout 1

Table 1. standard atmosphere, altitude and temperature

3a. Using the graph you have plotted, estimate the temperature of the air at each of the following altitudes:

a. 6,500 meters

b. 9.5 kilometers

c. 1,250 meters

d. 0.5 kilometers

e. 1 mile (5,280 feet) [1 meter = 3.28 feet]

4. The Earth's atmosphere is believed to extend to about 120 kilometers (120,000 meters). Using the graph you have
   constructed, explain in your own words how the temperature of the air is related to the altitude. (hint: Do you have
   enough data from your graph to answer this question with certainty?)


5. On the left-hand section of the Cloud Type Survey, sketch at least two of the different kinds of clouds which can
   be found in the low, mid dle, and high levels of the weather-producing part of the atmosphere (the troposphere).

nam e

temperature° C

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10,000

11,000

15

8.5

2

• 4.5

-11

-17.5

• 24


• 30.4


• 36.9


• 43.4


• 49.9


• 56.4

altitude in meters