The surface pressures at the bases of warm and cold columns of air are equal. Air pressure in the warm column of air will ____ with increasing height ____ in the cold column.
A)decrease; at the same rate as
B)decrease; more slowly than
C)increase; more rapidly than
D)increase; more slowly than
E)increase; at the same rate as

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Air pressure decreases with increasing height in both warm and cold columns of air. However, because warm air is less dense than cold air, the pressure in the warm column decreases more slowly with height than in the cold column.

The Surface Pressures at the Bases of Warm and Cold