Ozone Plays an Important Role in Shaping the Environment for Life

question 15

Multiple Choice

Ozone plays an important role in shaping the environment for life on Earth because it

• A) absorbs visible radiation.
• B) emits ultraviolet radiation.
• C) absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
• D) reflects visible radiation.
• E) dissolves more readily than oxygen gas in seawater.

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Record

In computing, a collection of related items of data treated as a single unit, often within a database.

Attribute

A quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other entity, or a specification in coding to define properties of elements.

Field

An area in a database or a form where a specific piece of data is stored, such as a name or date.

Column

In databases, a column is a vertical arrangement of data in a table, containing information on a specific attribute of the entity recorded.