Which of the following
statements is true regarding earth's atmosphere?
It gets denser with increase in altitude.
It gets thinner with increase in altitude.
Its thickness is atleast one fourth the radius of the earth.
It contains no solid particles.
A
It gets denser with increase in altitude.
B
Its thickness is atleast one fourth the radius of the earth.
C
It gets thinner with increase in altitude.
D
It contains no solid particles.
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As the altitude increases, the pressure decreases which results in thinning of the earth's atmosphere.
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