Question

In the troposphere, the temperature decreases at the rate of 1 degree Celsius for every____
A) 100 meters
B) 135 meters
C) 150 meters
D) 165 meters

Answer 1

Hint: Around 78% of nitrogen, 21% of oxygen, 0.9% of argon, and 0.1% of other gases make up the Earth's atmosphere. Some of the other gases that make up the remaining 0.1 percent are trace quantities of carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and neon.

Complete Answer:
- These layers are called the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, rising upward from ground level.
- In the world of interplanetary space, the exosphere gradually fades away. The most important atmospheric layer is known to be the troposphere. It's the lowest atmospheric layer. Its height is 13 km on average.
- With rising altitude, the temperature in the troposphere decreases gradually. That is, the temperature decreases by 1 degree Celsius for every 165 meters in height. This is considered the usual rate of lapses. In defining human life on earth, the troposphere plays a critical role. 165 meters higher up in the troposphere, the temperature decreases as less heat from the surface warms the air.
- Usually, for each altitude rise of 1 kilometer (around 3.6 ° F per 1,000 feet), the temperature decreases by around 6.5 ° C. "The "lapse rate" is called the rate at which the temperature varies with altitude.

Hence, the correct answer is option D).

Note: The ozone layer is a thin part of the atmosphere of the Earth which absorbs almost all of the harmful ultraviolet light of the sun. "Ozone holes" are common names for places where the ozone layer is affected. It's wrong. The damage to the ozone layer is more like a truly thin patch than a crater.