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A scientist is designing a device that will mimic Earth's atmosphere by blocking high-energy waves from the Sun. Pick three high-energy waves that the device should be able to block.
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Radio
Radio
X-ray
X-ray
Infrared
Infrared
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray
Microwaves
Microwaves
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Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma Ray
Brief reasons:
- Ultraviolet (especially UV-C and much of UV-B) — mostly absorbed by the ozone layer, protects DNA and living tissue.
- X-rays — absorbed high in the atmosphere (photoionization by atoms/molecules), so very little reaches the surface.
- Gamma rays — absorbed by the upper atmosphere; these are the highest-energy photons and are blocked before they reach the ground.
(Radio, microwaves and infrared are much lower-energy and mostly pass through or are only partially absorbed, so they aren’t the primary high-energy hazards the atmosphere shields against.)
Brief reasons:
- Ultraviolet (especially UV-C and much of UV-B) — mostly absorbed by the ozone layer, protects DNA and living tissue.
- X-rays — absorbed high in the atmosphere (photoionization by atoms/molecules), so very little reaches the surface.
- Gamma rays — absorbed by the upper atmosphere; these are the highest-energy photons and are blocked before they reach the ground.
(Radio, microwaves and infrared are much lower-energy and mostly pass through or are only partially absorbed, so they aren’t the primary high-energy hazards the atmosphere shields against.)
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