The temperature in the troposphere varies linearly decreasing with height, the correct answer is:
2) graph of linear variation of temperature with height
The Troposphere is the part of the atmosphere that is in contact with the Earth, its thickness varies from 14 km at the equator and 9 km at the poles.
The upper part of the troposphere is heated by direct infrared radiation from the Sun, in this area the temperature is around -80ºC.
The Temperature at the bottom comes from two processes:
- The heating of direct infrared light coming from the sun and dampened by the upper part of the atmosphere
- Warming from the heat emitted from the Earth due to the absorption of sunlight and the different chemical processes that occur.
In general this creates that the temperature in the lower part of the troposphere is higher than in the upper part; This change in temperature is linear, therefore the graph that best describes the process is graph number:
2 Linerar graph of the variation of temperature with height
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