alleryStart learning →Temperatures drop with height to about -85 °C in which atmospheric layer?
AStratosphere
BTroposphere
CThermosphere
DMesosphere
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mesosphere
The mesosphere cools with altitude and holds the coldest place on Earth.
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