Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Earth's ozone layer?
A. It has been damaged by the use of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).
B. It is responsible for the greenhouse effect.
C. The hole in the ozone layer is slowing repairing itself.
D. It is a thin layer of oxygen molecules (O3), called ozone, found in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
E. It naturally absorbs much of the incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Answer: B
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