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What occurs during 'Thermal Inversion'?
ATemperature increases with altitude in the troposphere
BTemperature decreases very fast
CAir becomes very clean
DHeavy rain starts
✓ Correct Answer: A — Temperature increases with altitude in the troposphere
Thermal inversion is a reversal of the normal lapse rate, where warm air sits over cold air, trapping pollutants.
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