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Temperature increases in the stratosphere because
 A) air density also increases.
  B) the stratosphere captures most of the heat radiated from Earth.
  C) the stratosphere borders the thermosphere.
  D) the stratosphere contains ozone molecules.
  E) the stratosphere contains nearly all of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide.

Question 2

This is the boundary for most of the atmosphere's weather
 A) tropopause.
  B) mesopause.
  C) stratopause.
  D) the outer edge of the thermosphere.
  E) an elevation of approximately 25,000 feet.



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Answer to Question 1

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