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How does the ozone layer benefit life on Earth

How does the ozone layer benefit life on Earth
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How does the ozone layer benefit life on Earth

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The stratospheric ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation, preventing dangerous UV rays from hitting Earth's surface and harming living organisms. UV rays cannot be seen or felt, but they are very powerful and change the chemical structure of molecules.
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Step-by-step explanation:

it shields humans and other living things from ultraviolet rays

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