Temperatures in the Stratosphere ________ with Increasing Altitude Because ________

Multiple Choice

Temperatures in the stratosphere ________ with increasing altitude because ________.

A) decrease; of the normal lapse rate effect
B) decrease; ozone blocks sunlight from entering this layer
C) increase; ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun and then reradiates it at infrared wavelengths
D) increase; ozone acts as a greenhouse gas which traps ultraviolet energy radiated by Earth's surface