The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is __________?

Environmental Science
Aroma Ann0

A. Water vapor
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Ozone
E. Chlorofluorocarbons

Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation but lets other types of radiation, such as visible light, pass through. Molecules of ozone absorb ultraviolet radiation. The ozone gas throughout the stratosphere is called the ozone layer. It absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

Related Mcqs:

  1. Warming in the stratosphere is mainly caused by __________?
  2. Ozone depletion in the stratosphere will cause __________?
  3. Most of the radiation emitted by a human body is in the form of __________.
  4. Solar radiation reaches the earth’s surface as __________.
  5. A blockbody absorbs all of the incident radiation. It also
  6. Which radiation is not dangerous ?
  7. A layer located in stratorphere which absorbs ultraviolet rays of sun called _______:
  8. Ultraviolet radiation which is not lethal but harm to the organism is __________.
  9. The atomspheric UV radiations are absorbed in the zone called:?
  10. The most harmful of ultraviolet radiations are ________________.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *