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The atmospheric layer that shields living things from harmful ultraviolet rays is the:

Answer: ozone layer.

  • A ozone layer
  • B troposphere
  • C mesosphere
  • D thermosphere

Correct answer: A. ozone layer

Explanation: The ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

The (Enhanced) Greenhouse Effectsunlight inEarth's surfaceheat (IR) radiated backtrapped by CO₂, CH₄, etc.greenhouse gas layerMore greenhouse gases (human activity) = more heat trapped = enhanced warming

Sunlight passes through the atmosphere and warms the surface; the surface re-radiates this energy as infrared heat, which greenhouse gases (CO₂, CH₄, water vapour) absorb and trap - a naturally beneficial process that intensifies into global warming as gas concentrations rise from human activity.

Concept context

Pollution, global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation, and sustainability. Important for NEET and general awareness.

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