The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is
a. ?water vapor.
b. ?nitrous oxide.
c. ?carbon dioxide.
d. ozone.?
e. ?chlorofluorocarbons.
ANSWER: d
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