Question

what is the function of ozone in the stratosphere? ozone prevents ultraviolet radiation from reaching earth, ozone burns up meteors before they can strike the earth, ozone creates the northern lights, ozone makes oxygen

Answer 1

Ozone prevents ultraviolet (UV) radiation from reaching Earth. The stratospheric ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful UV-B and UV-C rays, protecting living organisms. (It does not burn up meteors, create the northern lights, or “make” oxygen—ozone is a form of oxygen, O3.)