Multiple Choice
The temperature of the mesosphere decreases from 0°C at the bottom to -90°C at the top.This change in temperature is a result of
A) a decrease in air pressure.
B) low absorption of solar radiation-air molecules emit more energy than they absorb.
C) low air density.
D) all of these
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