Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun travel through the vacuum of space and reach Earth’s atmosphere. While some UV radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer, which protects the surface from harmful effects, a portion still penetrates through. This allows UV rays to reach the Earth's surface, contributing to processes like photosynthesis and skin tanning, but also posing risks such as skin cancer and eye damage.
Ultraviolet rays from the sun are able to reach Earth's surface because they have shorter wavelengths compared to visible light and can penetrate the atmosphere. While some UV radiation is absorbed or scattered by the atmosphere, enough reaches the surface to cause effects such as sunburn and skin damage.
The Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting charged particles (cosmic rays) away from the surface. This helps reduce the intensity of cosmic rays reaching the Earth's surface. However, cosmic rays can still penetrate the atmosphere at higher latitudes where the magnetic field is weaker.
X-ray telescopes are placed in orbit around the Earth to avoid absorption of X-rays by Earth's atmosphere. By being in space, these telescopes can capture high-energy X-ray emissions from celestial objects that do not reach the surface due to the atmosphere.
Gamma rays that originate from objects in space can be absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, making it difficult for them to reach the surface. Additionally, Earth's atmosphere shields us from harmful high-energy radiation like gamma rays, which is a good thing for life on Earth. To detect gamma rays from space, scientists use satellites or high-altitude balloons above Earth's atmosphere.
Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun travel through the vacuum of space and reach Earth’s atmosphere. While some UV radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer, which protects the surface from harmful effects, a portion still penetrates through. This allows UV rays to reach the Earth's surface, contributing to processes like photosynthesis and skin tanning, but also posing risks such as skin cancer and eye damage.
Solvents take away the ozone layer, letting UV rays reach the Earths surface easier.
Almost all gamma rays are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, or deflected by the magnetosphere, but some do manage to get through. Those that reach the surface of the Earth are mostly secondary comic rays, which are produced when gamma rays or primary cosmic rays hit the top of the atmosphere.
Most of the visible light and some of the ultraviolet and infrared radiation from the sun pass through the atmosphere and reach the Earth's surface. Other forms of radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays, are mostly absorbed by the atmosphere and do not reach the surface.
Ultraviolet rays from the sun are able to reach Earth's surface because they have shorter wavelengths compared to visible light and can penetrate the atmosphere. While some UV radiation is absorbed or scattered by the atmosphere, enough reaches the surface to cause effects such as sunburn and skin damage.
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The Ozone layer.
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The Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting charged particles (cosmic rays) away from the surface. This helps reduce the intensity of cosmic rays reaching the Earth's surface. However, cosmic rays can still penetrate the atmosphere at higher latitudes where the magnetic field is weaker.
greenhouse effect
The cream is opaque and reflects the UV rays before they reach the skin's surface.
Electromagnetic radiation from the sun, most in the form of visible light.