Question

The ozone layer is important because it _____. Environmental Issues: Select the best answer from the choices provided.

A. preserves fossil fuels in the Earth's crust
B. provides a cheap, plentiful, and renewable source of energy
C. shields the Earth from the sun's UV rays
D. absorbs noise pollution

Answer 1

C. It helps protect us from the sun’s UV rays, and also it protects us from other types of radiation.

Answer 2

C. shields the Earth from the sun's UV rays is your best answer

The Ozone layer, while it is not healthy for us to breathe in, helps deflect most of the sun's harmful UV rays, which, if there wasn't a ozone layer, would fry us.

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