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¿Cómo se llama la primera zona de la atmósfera a partir de la cual la temperatura deja de decrecer con la altura?What is the name of the first zone of the atmosphere from which temperature stops decreasing with height?
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Correct answer: c) Tropopause.
Why it is correct
In the troposphere temperature falls by about 6.5 ºC per kilometre up to the tropopause, the first boundary layer where temperature stops decreasing with height.
Why the others are not
- a) The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
- b) Lies much higher, at the top of the stratosphere (~50 km).
- d) In the mesosphere temperature decreases with height again.
How to work it out in the exam
- First boundary where cooling with height stops: tropopause.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · CY Test 1 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
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