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Altitude (km)
10
5
0
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0
10
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Temperature (°C)
A student claims that the kinetic energy of water particles decreases as they rise in an air mass. What is evidence that would support the student's claim? We
live in the lowest layer of the atmosphere called the troposphere, this is where weather occurs.
o A Clouds form in the lowest height of the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth.
B. There are more water particles at the bottom of the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth.
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C. The warmest temperatures are at the lowest height in the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth
D. The temperature of the atmosphere decreases proportionally with height