Question

The temperature of still, dry air decreases by about 6 °C for each kilometre increase in altitude. On a still, dry day, the temperature in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, was -11 °C . The air temperature outside a plane flying above Yellowknife was -53 °C.

a) Approximately how much lower was the temperature outside the aircraft than the temperature in Yellowknife?

b) How high was the aircraft above Yellowknife?

Answer 1

Answer:

The temperature of still, dry air decreases by about 6 °C for each kilometre increase in altitude. On a still, dry day, the temperature in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, was -11 °C . The air temperature outside a plane flying above Yellowknife was -53 °C.