What effects does ionizing radiation have on the atmosphere? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

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Responses

It helps atoms to escape Earth's gravity in the exosphere.
It helps atoms to escape Earth's gravity in the exosphere.

It is the chief cause of warming in the troposphere.
It is the chief cause of warming in the troposphere.

It ionizes atoms and molecules in the thermosphere.
It ionizes atoms and molecules in the thermosphere.

It forms ozone in the stratosphere.

Answer 1

The two correct answers are:

1. It ionizes atoms and molecules in the thermosphere.
2. It forms ozone in the stratosphere.

Ionizing radiation can indeed affect the atmosphere by ionizing particles in the thermosphere and contributing to the formation of ozone through photochemical reactions in the stratosphere.