The ozonosphere is critical to life because it
A) affects temperatures.
B) absorbs visible light wavelengths.
C) absorbs most ultraviolet wavelengths.
D) produces the auroras.
Question 2
Which of the following is true of migrating centers of low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) The winds diverge from the pressure system and spiral outward in a clockwise fashion.
B) These pressure systems tend to move east to west along storm tracks.
C) These pressure systems are characterized by converging, ascending air that spirals inward in a counterclockwise fashion.
D) They form only a minor weather pattern in the middle and higher latitudes.