Question

Ultraviolet rays are absorbed by the?

Answer 1

Ultraviolet rays or UV rays are absorbed by a thin layer called the ozonosphere or ozone layer which absorbs ultraviolet rays to prevent damage to the human body.

Answer 2

Ultraviolet radiation, that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum extending from the violet, or short-wavelength, end of the visible light range to the X-ray region. ... Most of the ultravioletradiation in sunlight is absorbed by oxygen in Earth's atmosphere, which forms the ozone layer of the lower stratosphere.