What Is the Basic Structure of Earth's Atmosphere

question 161

Multiple Choice

What is the basic structure of Earth's atmosphere?

• A) a single layer of smoothly decreasing temperature with increasing altitude
• B) four layers of alternating temperature profiles: temperature decreasing, then increasing, then decreasing, then increasing with altitude
• C) a single layer of smoothly increasing temperature with increasing altitude
• D) two layers: temperature decreasing with increasing altitude in the lower layer, then increasing with increasing altitude in the upper layer