In which of the following best explains the decrease in temperature with height within the lower layers of the atmosphere?
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A.
The air receives its heat directly from the sun’s rays -
B.
The earth is the main source of the heat given up to the air -
C.
An increases in height is associated with increase in rainfall -
D.
There are always water particies in the air at high altitudes -
E.
There is little mixing of air at higher altitudes