Multiple choice

Temperature varies from place to place with latitude and altitude. It may increase or decrease depending upon the factors that affect temperature. Certain anomalies may also develop on account of unique combination of factors. The inversion of temperature would mean that the

  1. temperature decreases with elevation

  2. temperature is constant at different elevations

  3. temperature decreases and then increases with elevation

  4. temperature changes along the same latitude
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Explanation

Normally, temperature decreases with increasing altitude (the normal lapse rate). In a temperature inversion, this pattern is reversed - either temperature increases with height, or it decreases then increases within a specific atmospheric layer, creating a stable layer where warmer air sits over cooler air.

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