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Ozone layer
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An atmospheric layer that contains a high proportion of oxygen that exists as ozone. It acts as a filtering mechanism against incoming ultraviolet radiation. It is located between the troposphere and the stratosphere, around 15 to 20 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1194
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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/437
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http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie
definition

An atmospheric layer that contains a high proportion of oxygen that exists as ozone. It acts as a filtering mechanism against incoming ultraviolet radiation. It is located between the troposphere and the stratosphere, around 15 to 20 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
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2020-10-21T14:30:00.808Z

2020-10-21T14:29:24.723Z
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Ozone layer
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