On average, temperature increases from the surface to the tropopause (around 10 km, then decreases to the stratopause (around 50 km), then decreases to the mesopause (around 90 km), then increases through the thermosphere

a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

The United States government projects that by 2012, the number of states with water deficits will be:

a 36 b 12 c 50 d 4

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following catalytic processes hydrolyzes carbohydrates most rapidly?

A) acid catalysis B) base catalysis C) enzymatic catalysis D) None of these, they are all equally rapid.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Why is dacite considered a fine-grained rock felsic rock?

A) It contains very little silica. B) It contains a lot of silica and feldspar. C) It contains a lot of iron and magnesium. D) It contains an intermediate amount of silica.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

What remains unchanged regardless of depth?

a. Wavelength b. Wave height c. Wave period d. Wave shape

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences