The temperature decreases with altitude because there is a decrease in solar heating with height.
What causes heating in the atmosphere?
Energy from the sun is the major source of heat in the atmosphere, this energy is transported by means of radiation.
It should be noted that as a result of the depletion of the ozone layer, the heating of the atmosphere has increased.
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