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It scatters white light (blue sky) and filters out some ultra-violet, infra-red, x-ray, and gamma ray wavelengths.

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Why cant all the wavelengths enter the earth's atmosphere?

The Earth's atmosphere acts like a filter, allowing certain wavelengths of light to pass through while absorbing or reflecting others. Wavelengths such as ultraviolet and X-ray radiation are absorbed by gases like ozone and oxygen in the atmosphere, protecting life on Earth from harmful radiation. This selective filtering ensures that only specific wavelengths necessary for life and the environment reach the Earth's surface.


Which atmosphere filters the suns rays?

The ozone layer within the Earth's atmosphere acts as a filter for the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It absorbs most of the incoming UV rays, protecting life on Earth from their damaging effects.


What does clouds protect us from?

Clouds are not a form of protection. They dim the sunlight we receive but do not filter UV radiation. They can and do reduce light and infra red radiation reaching the surface of the earth


Can you get a sun burn on the moon?

No, you cannot get a sunburn on the moon. The moon does not have an atmosphere to filter or scatter the sunlight, so the intensity of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is too weak to cause sunburn. However, prolonged exposure to direct sunlight on the moon can still be harmful to the eyes and skin.


Why is the sunrise orange or white?

Atmosphere molecules filter out the most of colours of the spectrum when it passes through thicker layers of the atmosphere. When the sunlight goes through a shallower angle, it must penetrate through more layers than it usually does during the day.

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What is an electromagnetic wave filter sticker?

An electromagnetic wave filter sticker is a type of sticker that is designed to reduce the amount of electromagnetic radiation emitted by electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets. The sticker contains materials that can absorb or reflect electromagnetic waves, thereby reducing the exposure of the user to potentially harmful radiation.


Does Mars receive radiation from the Sun?

Yes. Earth receives radiation. The atmosphere acts as a filter. The atmosphere of Mars is thinner than Earth. Mars receives radiation also.


What layer of the atmosphere absorbs x rays coming from the sun?

The atmosphere does not filter X-rays. It does filter ultraviolet radiation, in the ozone layer.


Why cant all the wavelengths enter the earth's atmosphere?

The Earth's atmosphere acts like a filter, allowing certain wavelengths of light to pass through while absorbing or reflecting others. Wavelengths such as ultraviolet and X-ray radiation are absorbed by gases like ozone and oxygen in the atmosphere, protecting life on Earth from harmful radiation. This selective filtering ensures that only specific wavelengths necessary for life and the environment reach the Earth's surface.


Why are the sun's rays more dangerous on the moon than on earth?

Because the Moon has no atmosphere to filter out dangerous radiation.


What layer of the atmosphere contains ozone that filters uv radiation?

The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere, which is the second layer of the Earth's atmosphere. Its role is to absorb and filter out a significant amount of the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation before it reaches the Earth's surface.


What does an EMI filter do?

EMI stands for electromagnetic interference. An EMI filter prevents unwanted electromagnetic emissions from being detected by a receiver.


What is the main type of electromagnetic that makes up the solar radiation that reaches earth?

Well techinichally it is just a radiation that comes from the sun and the readiation is a electromagnetic field


Can a radioactive particle filter be suspended in a plume of radioactive smoke or steam to vacuum and reduce radiation released into the environment during a meltdown?

Yes but it can't stop all radiation going in the atmosphere, it slow slows it down.


Where is over 95 percent of incoming ultraviolet radiation absorbed?

Over 95 percent of incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer in the stratosphere of the Earth's atmosphere. This absorption helps protect life on Earth by preventing most harmful UV radiation from reaching the surface.


Does Walmart carry electromagnetic interference filter in Milwaukee, WI?

Walmart does not share its data with electromagnetic interference filter because parameter will differ for both


Is sunlight that hits the Earth straight on dimmer or brighter?

Dimmer or brighter than what? Sunlight hitting the earth straight-on, as at the equator, is brighter, hotter and includes more intense ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight at an angle, the poles, for example, is less intense because it has to travel through more atmosphere. The atmosphere acts as a filter, effectively dimming the sun's radiation.