SarkariPYQ

SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 50

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q50

Back to paper

The ______ lies above the mesopause and is a region in which temperatures increase with
height. 
 

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. thermosphere

  • The thermosphere lies above the mesopause and is a region in which temperatures increase with
    height. The temperature increase is caused due to the absorption of energetic ultraviolet and X-ray radiation from the sun. Temperatures in the upper thermosphere can range from about 500° C to 2,000° C or higher. The aurora, the Northern and Southern Lights, occur in the thermosphere.