The surface pressures at the bases of warm and cold columns of air are equal. Air pressure in the warm column of air will ____ with increasing height ____ in the cold column
a. decrease; at the same rate as
b. decrease; more slowly than
c. increase; more rapidly than
d. increase; more slowly than
e. increase; at the same rate as
ANSWER: b
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