If the environmental lapse rate is 5°C per 1,000 m and the temperature at Earth's surface is 25°C, then the air temperature at 2,000 m above the ground is?

a. ?25°C.
b. ?30°C.
c. ?20°C.
d. ?15°C.
e. ?10°C.


ANSWER: d

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