Question

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i) Lower layers of atmosphere have low pressure.
ii) Higher layers of the atmosphere have high pressure.

• A. i only
• B. ii only
• C. both
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D none of these

Although air is well mixed throughout the atmosphere, the atmosphere itself is not physically uniform but has significant variations in temperature and pressure with altitude, which define a number of atmospheric layers i.e. when lower layers have atmospheric pressure and higher ones have low atmospheric pressures due to the altitude.