How does the relationship between temperature and density help to explain why the drop in pressure between 2 km and 4 km was greater at Fairbanks than at Key West?

What would be an ideal response?


2km above Fairbanks' surface is higher in the troposphere than 2km above Key West's surface. This means Fairbanks' density is much less than Key Wests', and when the air is less dense at cold temperatures, the pressure decreases faster.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Most hurricanes have fronts

a. true b. false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Most of the agricultural productivity of the United States and Canada is concentrated in which two physiographic regions?

A) Coastal Ranges and Intermontane Basin and Plateau B) Coastal Ranges and Great Plains C) Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain and Great Plains D) Interior Highlands and Interior Lowlands E) Interior Lowlands and Great Plains

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following is NOT the name of a supercontinent?

A. Pangaea B. Laurasia C. Rodinia D. Tethys E. Gondwana

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Coral and algae have a reciprocal relationship in which the algae perform photosynthesis, providing the coral with some nutrients and helping with the calcification process

In return, the coral provide the algae with certain nutrients and a place to live in a lighted environment. This is an example of a ________ relationship. A) predator/prey B) opportunistic C) symbiotic D) parasitic

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences