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

options:

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

Explanation:

1. Air pressure decreases as altitude increases. Waikoloa Village has a much lower altitude than Mauna Kea, so its air pressure is higher.
2. Air temperature generally decreases as altitude increases under standard atmospheric conditions. Lower altitude locations like Waikoloa Village have higher average temperatures than high altitude peaks like Mauna Kea.

Answer:

D. higher...higher