The gas temperature in the stratosphere of Earth's atmosphere reaches a maximum at about 50 km.The cause is:
A) the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone (O₃) .
B) heating by auroral activity higher in the atmosphere.
C) the ionization of oxygen and nitrogen by solar ultraviolet radiation.
D) turbulence, caused by wind and weather.
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