You begin at the base of Earth's atmosphere where the temperature is 0°C. From here you send a weather balloon straight up in order to measure temperature. What will you find? (See Figure 9-25 of Universe, 10th ed.)
A) The temperature will increase steadily as the balloon ascends.
B) The temperature will decrease steadily as the balloon ascends.
C) The temperature will increase and then decrease, so that there will be one additional location where the temperature will again be 0°C.
D) The temperature changes in a complicated way, so that there will be several other locations where the temperature will again be 0°C.
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