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Alexxandr [17]
4 years ago
14

Which one of the layers of earth's atmosphere is characterized by an increase in temperature as altitude increases?

Geography
1 answer:
uranmaximum [27]4 years ago
5 0

The stratosphere is the second major layer in the Earth's atmosphere. It is located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. An interesting characteristic of this layer is that heat increases with altitude due to ultraviolet light being absorbed from the sun within the ozone layer.

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