Question

The graph shows the relationship between temperature and altitude in different layers of the atmosphere. What information is true about the change in temperature?
a graph of temperature vs altitude showing the change in temperature with increasing altitude, represented by a yellow line

A.) Temperature decreases with increase in altitude because less heat is absorbed.

B.) Temperature varies in different layers due to changes in air pressure.

C.) Temperature varies in different layers depending on the amount of heat absorbed.

D.) Temperature increases with increase in altitude because more heat is absorbed.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is C I just took the test on Plato and it was right.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is; C

In the troposphere, the lower layers are heated more by the reflected energy from the earth’s surface hence the higher the altitude the lower the temperatures.

The stratosphere gets warmer with altitude because the ozone is located in this layer. The topmost ozone layers absorb the most UV light from sunlight.

The mesosphere gets cooler with altitude because the air gets thinner  and there are fewer air molecules (with altitude) to absorb the light energy.