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Imagine that a space shuttle carrying astronauts is launched from Earth to the International Space Station (ISS). As the shuttle travels toward the ISS, it will encounter different layers of Earth’s atmosphere.

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temperature decreases with altitude
temperature increases with altitude

Answer 1

Troposphere - temperature decreases with altitude

Stratosphere - temperature increases with altitude

Mesosphere - temperature decreases with altitude

Thermosphere - temperature increases with altitude

Here's a visual to to the changes in temperature as altitude increases: