Question

In the troposphere, the temperature decreases at the rate of 1 degree celsius for every ___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option (b) – 165 metres.

• With increasing height, the temperature generally decreases.
• Normal lapse rate means rate of decrease of temperature with height.
• Terrestrial radiation from below indirectly heats the atmosphere.
• The temperature of air at any place is influenced by cold and warm ocean currents, the air mass circulation, distance from the sea, latitude of the place, and altitude of the place.