SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

ATMOSPHERIC BASIC PROPERTIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The greatest concentration of water vapor is is which temperature zone of the atmosphere?
A
troposphere
B
mesosphere
C
stratosphere
D
thermosphere
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The troposphere contains 99 % of the water vapor in the atmosphere. Water vapor concentrations vary with latitude. They are greatest above the tropics, where they may be as high as 3 %, and decrease toward the polar regions.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the troposphere, water vapor, which accounts for up to ∼1% of air, varies spatially and decreases rapidly with altitude. The water vapor mixing ratio in the stratosphere and above is almost four orders of magnitude smaller than that in the tropical lower troposphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Earth’s troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere which contains the most water vapor and gases. In fact, about 99 percent of the water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere is contained in the troposphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you look at water vapor, 99% is found in the troposphere. This is why it’s the layer where most of Earth’s weather takes place.

Detailed explanation-5: -Because warmer air holds more moisture, its concentration of water vapor increases. Specifically, this happens because water vapor does not condense and precipitate out of the atmosphere as easily at higher temperatures.

Detailed explanation-6: -Most prevalent gases are nitrogen (78 percent) and oxygen (21 percent), with the remaining 1-percent consisting of argon, (. 9 percent) and traces of hydrogen ozone ( a form of oxygen), and other constituents. Temperature and water vapor content in the troposphere decrease rapidly with altitude.

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