WAEC Geography 2016 Question 24

Question 24

Weather

Temperature inversion occurs when

  1. A.warm air rises over cold air in the tropics.
  2. B.temperature remains the same with height.
  3. C.temperature increases with horizontal distance.
  4. D.temperature increases with height.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (temperature increases with height.)

Explanation

Normally temperature falls with height; an inversion is when it rises with height.