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What is the important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolte radiation from the sun?
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∙ 8y ago
The ozone gas is the important one in atmosphere. It is present inside the stratospheric region of atmosphere.
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What is the important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
Ozone
How much radiation does the atmosphere absorb?
The atmosphere absorbs most of the radiation. The ozone layer absorbs most of the UV rays.
What absorbs Earth's radiation?
It depends on the type of radiation.
What does the atmosphere do to some of the radiation?
It absorbs some of the radiation. The radiation is UV rays.
What does the earth's atmosphere do to most types of electromagnetic radiation?
It absorbs almost everything except the visible spectrum.
Why is the upper atmosphere so important?
The Ionosphere absorbs radiation from space, without it there could be no life on Earth since the radiation would destroy DNA.
Why does earths atmosphere absorb radiation?
It absorbs radiation to protect it. It protects from UV rays.
How does radiation affect the atmosphere?
The magnetic force absorbs energy.
What is the most important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
The most important gas which absorbs Uv radiations from the sun is ozone. This ozone is present in the form of ozone layer in the atmosphere.
Why cant all the wavelengths enter the earth's atmosphere?
The atmosphere absorbs the electromagnetic solar radiation.
How does the atmosphere affect the electromagnetic radiation?
The magnetic force absorbs energy.
What absorbs a portion of a radiation from the sun preventing it from reaching the earth's surface?
Generically the atmosphere absorbs portions of the Sun's radiation. In particular the Ozone layer absorbs a lot of UV radiations and of course water in the atmosphere (clouds) can blot out the Sun entirely.
