Which statement best explains the fall of temperature in the mesosphere?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: The amount of heat-absorbing gases becomes low
The governing concept is that atmospheric temperature depends partly on how efficiently a layer absorbs solar or terrestrial radiation. In the mesosphere, ozone and other heat-absorbing constituents are relatively sparse, so less radiation is absorbed as altitude increases. Consequently, temperature generally falls upward. Option A is correct; terrestrial radiation is strongest nearer Earth, rain clouds are mainly tropospheric, and the densest ozone concentration is in the stratosphere, not the mesosphere.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
The amount of heat-absorbing gases becomes low
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is that atmospheric temperature depends partly on how efficiently a layer absorbs solar or terrestrial radiation. In the mesosphere, ozone and other heat-absorbing constituents are relatively sparse, so less radiation is absorbed as altitude increases. Consequently, temperature generally falls upward. Option A is correct; terrestrial radiation is strongest nearer Earth, rain clouds are mainly tropospheric, and the densest ozone concentration is in the stratosphere, not the mesosphere.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Bank Reconciliation Statement.
