alleryStart learning →The troposphere is thickest, about 17 km, over which region?
AThe Equator
BThe North Pole
CThe South Pole
DNeither pole
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The Equator
It reaches about 17 km at the Equator and only about 9 km at the poles.
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