The weather condition that occurs when a layer of cool air is trapped under a layer of warmer air is a
A) temperature decrease.
B) temperature inversion.
C) cold front.
D) warm front.

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A temperature inversion occurs when a layer of cool air is trapped under a layer of warm air, which can lead to poor air quality and the trapping of pollutants near the ground. Option A, temperature decrease, is not specific enough to describe this weather condition. Options C and D refer to different types of frontal weather patterns, which are not directly related to temperature inversions.

The Weather Condition That Occurs When a Layer of Cool