Question

remember that waikoloa village and mauna kea in hawaii have similar latitudes and distances from the ocean but different altitudes. the table shows the altitudes of waikoloa village and mauna kea.

location	altitude (feet)
mauna kea	13,803

complete the paragraph.

the air pressure is ____ on mauna kea than in waikoloa village. this means that the air temperature is likely ____ on mauna kea than in waikoloa village.

options:

• higher...higher
• lower...lower
• higher...lower
• lower...higher

Explanation:

Air pressure decreases as altitude increases, so air pressure is lower at the higher elevation of Mauna Kea. Air temperature also decreases as altitude increases under standard atmospheric conditions, so temperatures are lower on Mauna Kea compared to Waikoloa Village.

Answer:

B. lower...lower