The diagram shows the layers of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Which statement BEST compares the atmospheric layers closest to and farthest from Earth's surface to the other layers of Earth's atmosphere?

A.
The pressure is lowest in these layers.


B.
The temperatures are highest in these layers.


C.
The temperatures are lowest in these layers.


D.
The pressure is highest in these layers.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
11 hours ago

To compare the atmospheric layers closest to and farthest from Earth's surface to the other layers of Earth's atmosphere, the best statement is:

D. The pressure is highest in these layers.

The atmospheric pressure is highest at sea level (the layer closest to the Earth’s surface) and decreases with altitude as you move further away from the surface.