A thinner ozone layer is harmful because it

lets more ultraviolet rays reach the earthCorrect answerYour answertraps more of the sun's heat near the groundCorrect answerYour answermakes rain more acidicCorrect answerYour answerblocks sunlight from plantsCorrect answerYour answer

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Ozone screens out ultraviolet rays; more UV causes skin cancer and harms plankton and crops.

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Trapping heat is what greenhouse gases do; that is global warming.

Concept: Ozone depletion
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A thinner ozone layer is harmful because it

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