The Ozone Layer

The Ozone Layer

By Tabitha Mae Barrameda

​What is the ozone layer?

• High concentration of ozone

• Found in the stratosphere

• ​Covers the whole planet​

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The ozone layer is found in the

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​Why should we care about the ozone layer?

• It protects us from UV rays (which can cause skin cancer and genetic damage if there is overexposure)

Multiple Choice

What does overexposure to UV rays NOT cause?

• Skin cancer

• Genetic damage

• Lung disease

What's happening to the ozone layer?​

• Human activities ​release chlorine and bromine, which react with weather to create a hole in the ozone layer

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________ ___ _______ react with weather and create the ozone hole.

​Will the problem be fixed?

• The Montreal Protocol ​on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer makes countries obligated to stop production of ozone-depleting substances

• The ozone level is set to recover overall by 2065

Open Ended

What are practical ways we can help restore the ozone layer?

​Fun Facts

• Ozone is measured using "Dobson unit​s"

• ​There are roughly three ozone molecules for every ten million molecules of air

• ​Even though we use the term "ozone hole," it's considered inaccurate because ozone layer damage is more like a patch than a hole

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​Works Cited

• https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ozone-layer/​

• https://www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/factsheet-ozone-layer.pdf