Ozone in the stratosphere performs an important task that protects life on Earth. What is it?
A) Ozone absorbs the solar wind as it streams into Earth, thereby protecting life from dangerous ionizing radiation.
B) Ozone absorbs much of the dangerous solar ultraviolet light.
C) Ozone acts as a disinfectant, killing dangerous viruses and bacteria that drift in all the time from space before they can reach Earth.
D) Ozone absorbs infrared radiation, thereby providing a comfortable atmospheric temperature on the surface of Earth.

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Ozone in the stratosphere absorbs much of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which is dangerous to life forms, particularly in terms of increasing the risk of skin cancer and cataracts in humans, and damaging terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ozone in the Stratosphere Performs an Important Task That Protects