Which of the following statements is true regarding earth's atmosphere?

It gets denser with increase in altitude

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It gets thinner with increase in altitude

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Its thickness is atleast one-fourth the radius of the earth.

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It contains no solid particles

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Solution

The correct option is B It gets thinner with increase in altitude
The earth's atmosphere gets thinner with the increase in altitude. The earth's atmospheric layers are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, and Exosphere. Each layer has its own importance.
Option (B) is correct.

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