GK Question

geography medium true_false

The troposphere contains about 75% of the atmosphere's mass.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere (up to 8-15 km), contains about 75-80% of the atmosphere's mass and almost all water vapor. All weather phenomena occur in this layer. Temperature decreases with altitude at about 6.5°C per km.

Topic Atmosphere
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