Practice mode Everyday Science

The layers of the earth’s atmosphere are defined by changes in which property with height?

Correct answer A. Air temperature

Explanation

Atmospheric layers are separated where the temperature trend reverses; for example temperature falls with height in the troposphere but rises in the stratosphere because ozone absorbs ultraviolet light.

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