Question

Temperature decreases and atmosphere becomes less dense with increasing ____________.

• A. Distance from the sea
• B. Ocean currents
• C. Altitude
• D. Latitude

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Altitude

With increasing altitude the the temperature decreases and atmosphere becomes less dence. The direct source of atmospheric heat lies at the surface of the earth,the higher we ascend in the atmosphere,the lower the temperature are.The lower layers of the air at or near the surface are dence cause it contains more water vapour,more water particles and more dust particles than the upper air.Since these substances absorb a large amount of terrestrial radiation,the lower part of the atmosphere has higher temperature and dence than upper part of the atmosphere.