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Answer the following questions :  (a) Optical and radio telescopes are built on the ground while X-ray astronomy is possible only from satellites orbiting the Earth. Why? (b) The small ozone layer on top of the stratosphere is crucial for human survival. Why?

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(a) The visible radiations and radiowaves can penetrate the earth's atmosphere but X-rays are absorbed by the atmosphere. 

(b) The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet and other low wavelength radiations which are harmful to living cells of human bodies and plants; hence ozone layer is crucial for human survival.



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