1- 12 + BIUA G EX Height (km) Pressure Above (mb) 33.6 15.7 28 31.3 22.4 62.5 16.8 125 11.2 250 5.6 500 +0 (sea level) 1000 mb e 12 TON Use the data above to make a graph of how the pressure changes with height. (7 points) • A jet airplane travels about 11.2 km above sea level. Label this point as jets your graph. (1 point) Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is 6.19 km above sea level. Label this point as Mt. McKinley on your graph. (1 point) Pike's Peak Alaska is 4.34 km above sea level. Label this point on your graph as Pike's Peak. (1 point) The ozone layer is located approximately 30 km above sea level. Label this point on your graph as ozone layer. (1 point) Since barometric pressure (air pressure) is the weight of air, label on the graph where most of the air in the atmosphere is located. Label this point highest pressure. (1 point) Since barometric pressure (air pressure) is the weight of air, label on the graph where the least air in the atmosphere is located. Label this point lowest pressure. (1 point) The troposphere extends to about 20 km. Label this point on your graph as top of the troposphere. (1 point) Use the graph you created to answer questions 1-11. Desk 1 DELL

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12 + BIUA
G
EX
Height (km) Pressure Above (mb)
33.6
15.7
28
31.3
22.4
62.5
16.8
125
11.2
250
5.6
500
+0 (sea level)
1000 mb
e
12
TON
Use the data above to make a graph of how the pressure changes with height. (7
points)
• A jet airplane travels about 11.2 km above sea level. Label this point as jets your
graph. (1 point)
Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is 6.19 km above sea level. Label this point as Mt.
McKinley on your graph. (1 point)
Pike's Peak Alaska is 4.34 km above sea level. Label this point on your graph as
Pike's Peak. (1 point)
The ozone layer is located approximately 30 km above sea level. Label this point on
your graph as ozone layer. (1 point)
Since barometric pressure (air pressure) is the weight of air, label on the graph where
most of the air in the atmosphere is located. Label this point highest pressure. (1
point)
Since barometric pressure (air pressure) is the weight of air, label on the graph where
the least air in the atmosphere is located. Label this point lowest pressure. (1 point)
The troposphere extends to about 20 km. Label this point on your graph as top of the
troposphere. (1 point)
Use the graph you created to answer questions 1-11.
Desk 1
DELL
Transcribed Image Text:1- 12 + BIUA G EX Height (km) Pressure Above (mb) 33.6 15.7 28 31.3 22.4 62.5 16.8 125 11.2 250 5.6 500 +0 (sea level) 1000 mb e 12 TON Use the data above to make a graph of how the pressure changes with height. (7 points) • A jet airplane travels about 11.2 km above sea level. Label this point as jets your graph. (1 point) Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is 6.19 km above sea level. Label this point as Mt. McKinley on your graph. (1 point) Pike's Peak Alaska is 4.34 km above sea level. Label this point on your graph as Pike's Peak. (1 point) The ozone layer is located approximately 30 km above sea level. Label this point on your graph as ozone layer. (1 point) Since barometric pressure (air pressure) is the weight of air, label on the graph where most of the air in the atmosphere is located. Label this point highest pressure. (1 point) Since barometric pressure (air pressure) is the weight of air, label on the graph where the least air in the atmosphere is located. Label this point lowest pressure. (1 point) The troposphere extends to about 20 km. Label this point on your graph as top of the troposphere. (1 point) Use the graph you created to answer questions 1-11. Desk 1 DELL
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