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

Environmental Science
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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.

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  2. Ozone depletion in the stratosphere will cause __________?
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  4. The atomspheric UV radiations are absorbed in the zone called:?
  5. Ozone layer having:
  6. Most of the radiation emitted by a human body is in the form of __________.
  7. Which of the following has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?
  8. An important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts is __________?
  9. Solar radiation reaches the earth’s surface as __________.
  10. The atmospheric greenhouse effect is produced mainly by the __________?

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