The pause between stratosphere and thermosphere is called ____________.

Thermopause

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Stratopause

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Both (A) & (B)

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is D None of these
The thermosphere (or the upper atmosphere) is the height region above $85 k m$ , while the region between the tropopause and the mesopause is the middle atmosphere (stratosphere and mesosphere) where absorption of solar UV radiation generates the temperature maximum near $45 k m$ altitude and causes the ozone layer.

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The layer present between stratosphere and thermosphere is _______________.

LIST - I	LIST - II
A. Prevents UV radiation	1. Mesosphere
B. No propagation of sound waves	2. Thermosphere
C. Maintenance of the heat balance	3. Stratosphere
D. All gases are ionised	4. Troposphere
	5. Lithosphere

The thermosphere begins at a height of _____________.

Column I	Column II
(A) Troposphere	(i) Prevents UV rays coming to earth
(B) Stratosphere	(ii) Ionization of gases
(C) Mesosphere	(iii) Maintenance of heat balance
(D) Thermosphere	(iv) Non-propagation of sound waves

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