Assuming the average value of the environmental lapse rate, what would be the temperature in the tropopause at a height of 3 km if the temperature at the surface is 20°C?

A) 9.2°C
B) 32.9°C
C) 0.5°C
D) The answer cannot be calculated with the information given.


C

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