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

A

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.
As the altitude increases, the pressure decreases which results in thinning of the earth's atmosphere.

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