Multiple Choice
Why does temperature increase with altitude in the stratosphere?
A) The increase is due to the effects of the normal lapse rate effect.
B) Chlorofluorocarbons increase ozone concentrations, which enhance temperature.
C) Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun and then reradiates it at infrared wavelengths.
D) Ozone acts as a greenhouse gas which traps ultraviolet energy radiated by Earth's surface.
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