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why does the stratosphere warm up as you go through it? a higher presence of water vapor there increased air pressure from more molecules absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone
The stratosphere contains the ozone layer. Ozone ($O_3$) absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. When ozone molecules absorb UV radiation, they gain energy, which leads to an increase in temperature. Water vapor is mainly concentrated in the troposphere (the layer below the stratosphere), not the stratosphere. Also, air pressure decreases with altitude in the stratosphere (as there are fewer air molecules at higher altitudes in the stratosphere compared to lower altitudes in the atmosphere as a whole), so the option about increased air pressure from more molecules is incorrect.
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