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If you rode a helium balloon from the Earth's surface to the top of the stratosphere, you would notice that the temperatures
 
  A) dropped steadily as you increased your altitude.
  B) increased steadily as you increased your altitude.
  C) dropped and then started to rise in the stratosphere about halfway through your trip.
  D) rose and then started to drop in the mesosphere about halfway through your trip.

Question 2

While enjoying a spring day off, a storm is expected. As the storm arrives and the rain begins to fall, you notice that the temperatures drop dramatically. Most likely, you have just experienced the arrival of a
 
  A) cold front.
  B) summer monsoon.
  C) Hadley cell.
  D) stratospheric event.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A





 

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