Ricardo is on vacation, doing some mountain climbing. He notices that the higher he goes up a mountain, the colder he feels. He remembers his physics teacher teaching about these types of relationships.

What is the type of relationship between mountain elevation and temperature?

A. a positive relationship

B. an inverse relationship

C. a neutral relationship

D. a direct relationship

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28 February, 18:23

Ricardo is on vacation, doing some mountain climbing. He notices that the higher he goes up a mountain, the colder he feels. He remembers his physics teacher teaching about these types of relationships.

What is the type of relationship between mountain elevation and temperature?

A. a positive relationship

B. an inverse relationship

C. a neutral relationship

D. a direct relationship

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Daisy Simpson · Answer 1

Here is the explanation. The higher you go up to the mountain, the lower the pressure. High altitudes have lower pressure and this causes the temperature to be colder on top of the mountain than on the sea level. As air rises, the pressure decreases. Therefore, the correct answer for this question would be option B. an inverse relationship.