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General Knowledge · Q20

Environmental Science

Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 20

Q20

The earth's atmosphere is divided into layers based on the vertical profile of:

A.
Air pressure
B.
Air temperature
Answer
C.
Air density
D.
Wind speed

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The term upper atmosphere usually refers to the region of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
Many remote sensing satellites follow the near polar sun-synchronous orbits at a height around 800 km, which is well above the thermopause.