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What wavelengths of light does the Ozone layer protect us from?
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∙ 14y ago
The ozone layer protects us from excess ultraviolet light. Enough still gets through to cause cancer if we stay outside and get bad sunburns.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe gases in the ozone layer (and above) absorb or filter light with a wavelength of 260nm or shorter.
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How do you protect the ozone layer so that UV light doesn't come in?
To protect the ozone, curb the use of CFC's. They react with ozone and deplete it.
What does the ozone layer protects life on Earth from?
The ozone layer protects us from harmful rays of the sun. These are the UV radiations that are fatal in nature.
How does the atmospheric ozone layer protect Earth?
It absorbs harmful UV light which can cause skin cancer.
How does ozone differ from oxygen and how does the ozone layer protect life on earth?
Ozone is a tri oxygen molecule. It is formed in a natural process by the action of UV light on oxygen molecule.
What is the name of the layer of earth's atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
The ozone layer in the stratosphere.
What in the stratosphere absorbs much of harmful UV Wavelengths of light?
The ozone layer.
How do you protect the ozone layer so that UV light doesn't come in?
To protect the ozone, curb the use of CFC's. They react with ozone and deplete it.
How can you protect your skin from the ozone layer?
You have that a bit backwards- the ozone Layer of the Earth's atmosphere protects your skin- by blocking ultraviolet light from the sun. If the ozone layer is reduced, you are exposed to more UV light. You protect yourself from THAT with sunscreen, a hat, long sleeves, and by staying in the shade.
Why you should protect the ozone layer?
Ozone is present in the stratosphere of the earth's atmosphere. It protects us from the harmful UV light of the sun.
What does the ozone layer protects life on Earth from?
The ozone layer protects us from harmful rays of the sun. These are the UV radiations that are fatal in nature.
How does the atmospheric ozone layer protect Earth?
It absorbs harmful UV light which can cause skin cancer.
How does ozone differ from oxygen and how does the ozone layer protect life on earth?
Ozone is a tri oxygen molecule. It is formed in a natural process by the action of UV light on oxygen molecule.
What is the name of the layer of earth's atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
The ozone layer in the stratosphere.
Is the ozone layer white?
No, ozone is a light blue colour.
Which form of light is absorbed or reflected by the ozone layer?
UV light is absorbed by the ozone layer. It is the harmful part of sun's radiation.
Which scatters ultraviolet light?
Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are the sunscreens that scatter ultraviolet light.
What is the gas layer that protects us from ultra violet light of the sun?
Ozone is the gas layer. It is present as the ozone layer.
