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Ozone is a light bluish gas found in the upper-layer of the atmosphere called_________


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Stratosphere:

  1. The second-lowest part of the atmosphere that surrounds the Earth is the stratosphere.
  2. Above the troposphere, the stratosphere rises up to a height of roughly 50 km.
  3. The stratosphere contains the ozone layer.
  4. We are protected from the sun's deadly ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer (UV). Almost all of the UV light that the sun generates is absorbed by the ozone layer.

Final answer: Ozone is a light bluish gas found in the upper layer of the atmosphere called Stratosphere.


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