GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The stratosphere is located above the troposphere and extends up to about 50 km (30 miles). Above the tropopause and the isothermal layer in the lower stratosphere, temperature increases with height.

Detailed explanation-2: -Temperature in the stratosphere rises with increasing altitude, because the ozone layer absorbs the greater part of the solar ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer is an absorbing agent that protects life on Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The increased temperature in this layer is due mainly to UV absorption by various chemical species, including ozone and molecular oxygen present in the stratosphere. Maximum heating takes place in the upper part of the stratosphere. Because of the stable air, pollutant mixing is suppressed within this layer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Above the tropopause lies the stratosphere, where temperature increases with altitude. Temperatures increase because ozone molecules in the stratospheric ozone layer absorb solar energy within the stratosphere. Air flow in the stratosphere is much less turbulent than in the troposphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -The basic answer is that the farther away you get from the earth, the thinner the atmosphere gets. The total heat content of a system is directly related to the amount of matter present, so it is cooler at higher elevations.