2 (h.b.b) Ozone (O3) in the Stratosphere
Ozone is a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two. Have you ever noticed a pungent smell in the air after a thunderstorm? This is the odor of ozone, which forms when lightning interacts with oxygen in the air.
If you have ever had a sunburn, you have experienced the painful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. But did you know that such burns would be even worse without the protection of the ozone layer? The ozone layer is a layer of the upper atmosphere about 30 kilometers above Earth’s surface Yet even the small amount of ozone in the ozone layer protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation. These effects include sunburn, eye diseases, and skin cancer. Ozone in the stratosphere filters out much of the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun The stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer. The ozone layer is also important because it protects Earth’s living things from dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
If you have ever had a sunburn, you have experienced the painful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. But did you know that such burns would be even worse without the protection of the ozone layer? The ozone layer is a layer of the upper atmosphere about 30 kilometers above Earth’s surface Yet even the small amount of ozone in the ozone layer protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation. These effects include sunburn, eye diseases, and skin cancer. Ozone in the stratosphere filters out much of the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun The stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer. The ozone layer is also important because it protects Earth’s living things from dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
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