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Most of the Sun's ultraviolet light reaches the Earth's surface?
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∙ 13y ago
If that will happen life on earth would be wiped out.
Most ultraviolet light heading for earth would be blocked by the ozone layer.
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Which statement explains the impact that ozone depletion has had on the Earth?
It has increased surface levels of ultraviolet light.
As the amount of ozone in the stratosphere decreases what happens?
more ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth's surface. (:
What is another name for ultraviolet light?
Ultraviolet light is also known as UV light. Ultraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation wavelengths and is emitted in black lights, tanning lamps and sunlight.
What gives off visible light under an ultraviolet light?
== Fluorescence== Fluorescent objects emit visible light when stimulated by ultraviolet light.
The frequency of visible light falls between that of?
Ultraviolet and the infrared.
How does the ozone layer reduce the amount of ultraviolet radiation that reaches earths surface?
Ozone is (relatively) opaque to ultraviolet light.
Most of earths incoming is absorbed by ozone?
Ultraviolet light.
What are two consequences that may occur if more of uv b light reaches earths surface?
Two consequences there are if UV-B reaches the earth. It can cause skin cancer in beings and global warming too.
What are two consequences that may occur if more of uv-b light reaches earths surface?
Two consequences there are if UV-B reaches the earth. It can cause skin cancer in beings and global warming too.
What is the value of the ozone layer?
The ozone layer is transparent to visible light, but is opaque to high energy ultraviolet light, and therefore it filters out most of the ultraviolet light in sunlight. If this ultraviolet reaches the surface, instead of being filtered out by the ozone layer, it is very damaging to the cornea of the eye, causing cataracts, it also causes excessive sunburning (which can cause skin cancer), and has a variety of other dangerous effects.
How does the earths atmosphere protect organisms on the surface from the exposure to ultraviolet light?
The Earth's ozone layer blocks the ultraviolet light and protects the living organisms from the harmful UV rays. If it didn't, then everyone would burn up, we wouldn't be living, Earth would just be a rock floating through space.
When the ultraviolet light from hot stars in very distant galaxies finally reaches us what form does it reach the Earth in?
visible light
Why is only 50 percent of the solar energy that reaches the outer atmosphere absorbed by Earths surface?
The Earth looks bright - thus much of the light reaching Earth is reflected back into space.
Which statement explains the impact that ozone depletion has had on the Earth?
It has increased surface levels of ultraviolet light.
Does the Earth produce its own light?
The earth does not produce its own light but it reflects the light rays from the sun that reaches its surface.
Why are there almost no extrusive ultra-basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
As the amount of ozone in the stratosphere decreases what happens?
more ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth's surface. (:
