Which of the following type of rays does NOT penetrate Earth's atmosphere?
X-Rays
Earth's atmosphere has transparent windows for visible light and radio waves, so both reach the surface easily.
Ultraviolet rays are mostly absorbed by the ozone layer, but a part of the UV-A and UV-B band still reaches the ground and causes sunburn.
X-rays are completely absorbed high in the atmosphere by atoms of oxygen and nitrogen, so they do not penetrate down to the surface.
That is why X-ray astronomy is done only with satellites and rockets above the atmosphere.
Hence, X-Rays.
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A. Scattering by the atmosphere depends on the size of atmospheric particles and the wavelength of radiation
B. Rayleigh scattering is not inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength
C. There are two types of scattering: elastic and inelastic scattering
D. The amount of Mie scattering is greater than Rayleigh scattering
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Statement-1: Infrared waves are also called heat waves.
Statement-2: Water molecules readily absorb infrared waves.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
