Why do high altitude areas have brighter sunlight and lower temperatures as compared to plains ?

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11.Organisms and Populations

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Why do high altitude areas have brighter sunlight and lower temperatures as compared to the plains ?

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Option B

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Option D

Solution

High altitude areas have brighter sunlight because at high altitude the distance from sun decreases.

Also there is a very low concentration of dust particles and atmospheric gases which absorbs the sunlight.

There is a low atmospheric pressure at high altitudes.

Lower atmospheric pressure results in lower temperatures at high altitudes.

Standard 12

Biology

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