Q.

The temperature increases rapidly above –

A. Ionosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Troposphere
Answer» B. Exosphere
Explanation: Above Troposphere, temperature increases rapidly with height in the Stratosphere layer as it houses the ozone layer which absorbs ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Again, temperature increases rapidly with height in Thermosphere which comprises Ionosphere (lower part) and Exosphere (upper part). Temperature in Exosphere which is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere reaches up to more than 4500° Celsius.
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