Question

recalling the paths of sunlight
use the drop - down menus to complete each sentence about how the suns energy travels through the atmosphere.
the absorbs ultraviolet light.
most of the suns energy hits directly.
dust particles short wavelengths, causing the color of the daytime sky.

Explanation:

1. For the first blank: The ozone layer in the atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun. This is a key function of the ozone layer to protect life on Earth from harmful UV radiation.
2. For the second blank: Most of the Sun's energy (in the form of visible light and other wavelengths) hits the Earth's surface directly, although some is reflected or absorbed by the atmosphere.
3. For the third blank: Dust particles (and also gas molecules like nitrogen and oxygen, but dust plays a role too) scatter short wavelengths (like blue and violet light) more effectively than long wavelengths. This scattering of short wavelengths by particles in the atmosphere is what causes the sky to appear blue during the daytime (Rayleigh scattering, though dust can contribute to other types of scattering too, but the main idea here is scattering of short wavelengths).

Answer:

1. The \boxed{ozone layer} absorbs ultraviolet light.
2. Most of the Sun's energy hits \boxed{the Earth's surface} directly.
3. Dust particles \boxed{scatter} short wavelengths, causing the color of the daytime sky.