At night, when the weather is extremely cold and dry, atmospheric pressure in the trophosphere

a. increases with increasing altitude.
b. remains constant with increasing altitude.
c. decreases with increasing altitude.
d. first increases, then decreases with increasing altitude.
e. stays the same, then drops suddenly.


ANSWER: c

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