The temperature of the tropopause ____.
A)is close to the temperature at Earth's surface
B)is much colder than the temperature at Earth's surface
C)has never been measured
D)is much warmer than the temperature at Earth's surface
E)is nearly the same as the sun's temperature

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The tropopause, which is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, is much colder than the Earth's surface. This is because temperature decreases with altitude in the troposphere.

The Temperature of the Tropopause ____