Chapter 13 Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life - Part 5
Why does the environmental lapse rate in the troposphere (temperature decreasing with altitude) transition to temperatur...
Type: MCQ • Marks: 1
Why does the environmental lapse rate in the troposphere (temperature decreasing with altitude) transition to temperature inversion in the stratosphere?
Options
A. Absorption of high-energy solar ultraviolet radiation by stratospheric ozone (O₃), releasing exothermic thermal energy
B. Absence of greenhouse gases
C. Proximity to outer space vacuum
D. High water vapor concentration
Explanation
Stratospheric ozone absorbs UV-C and UV-B radiation, converting photon energy into kinetic heat and raising temperature with height.
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