This layer of the atmosphere has an environmental lapse rate of (on average)6.4°C per 1000 m.
A) stratopause
B) mesosphere
C) troposphere
D) thermosphere
E) stratosphere

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The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and has an environmental lapse rate of (on average) 6.4°C per 1000 m. This means that temperature decreases as altitude increases within the troposphere. The other layers of the atmosphere have different environmental lapse rates.

This Layer of the Atmosphere Has an Environmental Lapse Rate