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The stratosphere is unusual compared with the troposphere below it because there the temperature:
Aremains identical at every altitude
Bdecreases twice as fast with altitude
Cvaries randomly with no clear pattern
Dincreases with increasing altitude
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. increases with increasing altitude
1. The stratosphere sits directly above the troposphere, running from about 17 km to 50 km.
2. In the troposphere temperature falls steadily with height.
3. In the stratosphere that trend reverses and temperature increases with altitude.
4. The reversal is what separates the two layers and defines the boundary between them.
5. Each of the four atmospheric layers is distinguished in just this way, by depth, composition and temperature behaviour.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 Geography 113/1, Question 6: Position, Behaviours and Structure of the Earth_
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