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acc299

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

Question 2

We would normally expect more snow to fall each winter in the subarctic climate than in the humid continental climate.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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acc299

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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