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.


D

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