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Question

Arrange the following atmospheric zones in terms of the distance from the earth’s surface in increasing order and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Thermosphere
2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

Codes:

  1. 1, 3, 4, 2
  2. 2, 3, 1, 4
  3. 3, 4, 2, 1
  4. 2, 3, 4, 1

Answer:

Option D: 2, 3, 4, 1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2, 3, 4, 1”.

The correct arrangement of the atmospheric zones in terms of distance from the Earth's surface is:

2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere
1. Thermosphere