The ozone layer is crucial since it blocks out
the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun known to increase the risk of skin cancer and cataract damage, in addition to other harmful effects on plants and animals.
22 Ozone in the stratosphere filters out much of
the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun View Figure 25 on page 379 of your textbook In the 1970s scientists noticed that the ozone layer over Antarctica was growing thinner OZONE DEPLETION
Not exact matches
The air holds less oxygen, there's more
harmful ultraviolet (UV)
radiation from the
sun, and food supplies vary dramatically
from season to season.
Ozone Layer A layer of ozone gas in the stratosphere that shields the Earth
from most of the
harmful ultraviolet radiation coming
from the
Sun.