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IB ESS 6.4.2 UV radiation danger

IB ESS 6.4.2 UV radiation danger
IB Environmental Systems and Societies syllabusESS SL/HLFirst assessment 2026

Practise identifying UV radiation as the harmful solar radiation absorbed by stratospheric ozone and explaining why wavelength matters.

How this is tested

  • state UV or shortwave UV as the radiation absorbed by the stratospheric ozone layer
  • link shorter wavelength and higher frequency UV to greater biological damage
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