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Natural Resources — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceNatural Resources2 Marks
Question
What is ozone tayer (= umbrela)?
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Answer

Ozone layer or ozone umbrella is a region in the earth, stratosphere that absorbs Ultraviolet radiations coming from the sun and stops them from reaching living organisms on earth, thus preventing living organisms from a large number of diseases.

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