Multiple Choice
A high mountaintop such as Mauna Kea in Hawaii is a good site for an infrared observatory primarily because it is
A) above the absorbing ozone layer.
B) farther from city lights.
C) above a significant proportion of the moisture in Earth's atmosphere.
D) above most of the turbulence in Earth's atmosphere.
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