In a temperature inversion
A) air temperature increases with increasing height.
B) air temperature decreases with increasing height.
C) air temperature remains constant with increasing height.
D) it is warmer at night than during the day.

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In a temperature inversion, the normal decrease in temperature with increasing height is reversed and temperatures increase with height. This is due to a layer of warm air being trapped above cooler air, preventing mixing and causing the temperature to increase with height.

In a Temperature Inversion