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How is the surface of the Earth protected from damaging ultraviolet light?
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ozone layer (protects)
Region in the upper atmosphere, about 6 - 30 mi (10 - 50 km) high, with significant concentrations of ozone, formed by the effect of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on oxygen and also present in trace quantities elsewhere in earth's atmosphere. Ozone strongly absorbs solar UV radiation, causing atmospheric temperature to climb to about 30°F (0°C) at the top of the layer, and preventing much of this radiation from reaching earth's surface, where it would injure many living things.
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The Earth's ionosphere partially blocks which form of electromagnetic radiation?
Ultraviolet radiation is blocked by the ozone layer in the lower stratosphere. It blocks 97â??99% of the Sun's UV rays, preventing them from damaging life on the surface of the planet.
Which harmful radition is protected by ozone layer?
The harmful ultraviolet radiations are the ones that try to enter into earth's surface . But due to the ozone layer, they are not allowed to enter.
Which layer of the earth atmosphere protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet raditions of the sun?
Dangerous Ultraviolet radiations are the ones emitted from sun. These are protected by ozone.
What makes ultraviolet reach earth surface?
CFC's
What is the name of the layer of Earth's atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potential damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
The ozone layer
Most of the Sun's ultraviolet light reaches the Earth's surface?
If that will happen life on earth would be wiped out. Most ultraviolet light heading for earth would be blocked by the ozone layer.
What protected the earth from ultraviolet rays given off the sun?
The thing that protects the earth from ultraviolet rays given off by the sun is called the ozone layer. The ozone now has a large hole in it.
What blocks most ultraviolet radiation from entering the earth's surface?
The Ozone layer.
What ultraviolet radiation is blocked from reaching the earth's surface by what substance found in the atmosphere?
ozone
More harmful ultraviolet rays are reaching Earth's surface because of what?
CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons)
Which statement explains the impact that ozone depletion has had on the Earth?
It has increased surface levels of ultraviolet light.
What kind of wave does the sun produce?
the sun produce ultraviolet rays which strike the earth surface.
