Tropopause

The ______ is the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere

• Tropopause

• Mesopause

• Stratopause

• Troposphere

In which atmospheric temperature zone does most precipitation occur?

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

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It serves as a boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

• stratopause

• tropopause

• mesopause

• none of the above

What is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere?

• tropopause

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

What is the "break" called between the troposphere and the stratosphere

• Tropopause

• Stratopause

• Mesopause

• Thermopause

The tropopause is the boundary between which two layers of Earth's atmosphere?

• Troposphere and Stratosphere

• Stratosphere and Mesosphere

• Mesosphere and Thermosphere

• Thermosphere and Exosphere

Which atmospheric layer lies directly above the tropopause?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What is the primary characteristic of the tropopause?

• It is the coldest part of the atmosphere

• It is the warmest part of the atmosphere

• It is where weather phenomena occur

• It is where the ozone layer is located

At approximately what altitude does the tropopause occur?

• 10-15 km

• 20-25 km

• 30-35 km

• 40-45 km

How does the temperature change at the tropopause?

• It stops decreasing and becomes constant

• It starts increasing

• It continues to decrease

• It fluctuates unpredictably