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 that the air temperature is likely ____ in waikoloa village than on mauna kea.
options:

• higher…higher
• higher…lower
• lower…higher
• lower…lower

Explanation:

1. First, recall the relationship between altitude, air pressure, and temperature: As altitude increases, air pressure decreases (because there is less air above to exert pressure) and air temperature generally decreases (due to the lapse rate, where air cools as it rises and expands, or warms as it descends and compresses).
2. Waikoloa Village has a lower altitude (410 feet) than Mauna Kea (13,803 feet). So, at lower altitude (Waikoloa Village), air pressure should be higher (since less altitude means more air above, more pressure).
3. For temperature, lower altitude (closer to the surface) is associated with higher temperature (because the surface heats the air, and as altitude increases, temperature typically drops in the troposphere, which is where most weather occurs and these locations are likely in). So Waikoloa Village, with lower altitude, should have higher temperature than Mauna Kea.

Answer:

higher...higher