Multiple Choice
Temperatures in Earth's atmospheric layers vary in a zig-zag pattern with altitude principally because
A) the chemical composition of the atmosphere varies.
B) air is compressible.
C) the density of air varies with altitude.
D) pressure varies with altitude.
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