The chemical constituent that absorbs UV radiation in the intermediate layers of Earth's atmosphere (the stratosphere and mesosphere) ,thereby heating these layers to relatively high temperatures,is
A) O3 (ozone) .
B) N2 (nitrogen) .
C) H2O (water vapor) .
D) CO2 (carbon dioxide) .
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