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Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called:

Explanation:

ANS. (B) 
The reversal of the normal behavior of temperature in the troposphere in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air is known as temperature inversion. Inversions play an important role in determining cloud forms, precipitation, and visibility.

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