Ropospheric ozone is produced when air pollutants from automobiles and factories chemically react with sunlight. the ozone that is produced in the earth's troposphere traps heat close to the surface of the earth. global industrialization is causing an increase in tropospheric ozone that will most likely lead to question 1 options: an increase in volcanic activity on earth. an increase in global surface temperatures. a decrease in volcanic activity on earth. a decrease in global surface temperatures.