What is the approximate average height of the troposphere?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: About 13 kilometres
The troposphere extends from Earth’s surface to an average height of about ช13 kilometres, although its thickness is not uniform. It is higher over the equator, roughly 16–18 km, and lower over the poles, roughly 8–10 km, because heating and convection differ by latitude. Thus option A is the appropriate average value. The other figures refer approximately to higher atmospheric regions or are far beyond the troposphere.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
About 13 kilometres
Why is this the correct answer?
The troposphere extends from Earth’s surface to an average height of about ช13 kilometres, although its thickness is not uniform. It is higher over the equator, roughly 16–18 km, and lower over the poles, roughly 8–10 km, because heating and convection differ by latitude. Thus option A is the appropriate average value. The other figures refer approximately to higher atmospheric regions or are far beyond the troposphere.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Theory Base of Accounting. Topic: fundamental assumptions.
