Question: The atmosphere becomes colder at higher elevation. As an average the standard atmospheric absolute temperature can be expressed as Tatm = 288 - 6.5

The atmosphere becomes colder at higher elevation. As an average the standard atmospheric absolute temperature can be expressed as Tatm = 288 - 6.5 × 10−3 z, where z is the elevation in meters. How cold is it outside an airplane cruising at 12 000 m expressed in Kelvin and in Celsius?

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