To an observer traveling outward from Earth's surface into outer space,the temperature of the atmosphere ________.
A)uniformly decreases because of atmospheric thinning
B)uniformly increases because of increasing proximity to the Sun
C)remains relatively constant until the very edge of the atmosphere,where the observer would experience the very cold vacuum that is interplanetary space
D)decreases,stabilizes,increases,stabilizes,decreases,stabilizes,and,finally,increases until the edge of the atmosphere is reached

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The temperature of Earth's atmosphere does not change uniformly with altitude. It decreases in the troposphere, stabilizes in the stratosphere, increases in the mesosphere, stabilizes in the thermosphere, and finally increases in the exosphere.

To an Observer Traveling Outward from Earth's Surface into Outer