QUIZ: Most Can’t Pass This Basic Science Test

Where in the atmosphere is Earth’s ozone layer?

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Retry Correct Incorrect The ozone layer is the region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most (97 to 99 percent) of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation. A 1976 study found that industrial chemicals are depleting the ozone layer at an alarming rate.

Where in the atmosphere is Earth’s ozone layer?

  • Exosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere
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