While ascending through the atmosphere, you record temperature with a standard thermometer and find that the temperature has risen from -48°C (-54°F) to -18°C (-0.4°F) over the last 10 km (6.2 miles)

Which of the following regions of the atmosphere are you most likely in?
A) troposphere B) stratosphere C) thermosphere D) mesosphere


B

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