On the average, for every 1 km increase in altitude in the troposphere the air temperature:

A) rises by day and drops by night.
B) rises about 6.5 degrees Celsius.
C) drops about 6.5 degrees Celsius.
D) remains unchanged for the first 500 m and then drops.


C

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