{"id":7287,"date":"2021-02-17T22:18:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7287"},"modified":"2021-02-18T00:37:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:37:39","slug":"introduction-to-ozone-depletion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-ozone-depletion\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Ozone Depletion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7287\" class=\"elementor elementor-7287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd2d2ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd2d2ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b713e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ozone Depletion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"5bfb055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-ozone-depletion-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7304 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to Ozone Depletion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7303 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Ozone?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7302 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Ozone depletion?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7301 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanoes-and-ozone\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanoes and ozone<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7300 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-ozone-depletion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of ozone depletion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7404 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-uv\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is UV?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7299 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction: All about Ozone<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b172bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b172bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7370 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-ozone-layer-question.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"264\" \/>Like other environmental concerns, ozone depletion is an important issue and considered a major environmental issue by many environmental scientists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Have you ever felt the sun&#8217;s intensity ripping through your skin on a hot afternoon? Probably so.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But the sun is nowhere near the earth. The sun is estimated to be about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from our planet earth. Every day, as the sun rises, we begin to feel the heat. This heat is radiated through millions of space, and yet we still feel it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The rays from the sun contain\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ultra Violet Rays (UV Rays).<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0UV rays are not all bad, because it helps humans with Vitamin D. But too much of it is very dangerous.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manufacturing activities have caused a disturbance in the atmosphere&#8217;s natural balance since the industrial revolution. That has opened up the atmosphere for more UV rays to come through to the earth.<\/span><\/p><h5><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>The Ozone Layer<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a layer in the stratosphere containing a relatively high concentration of ozone gas.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7365\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ozone-layer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ozone-layer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ozone-layer-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The earth&#8217;s atmosphere is divided into several layers, and each layer plays an important role. The first region extending about 10km upwards from the earth&#8217;s surface is called the troposphere. Many human activities like mountain climbing, gas balloons, and smaller aircraft operate within this region.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The next layer, extending about 15-60 km is called the stratosphere. The ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately 20 to 30 kilometers (12 to 19 mi) above Earth, though the thickness varies seasonally and geographically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The ozone layer protects the earth from the sun&#8217;s UV Rays. If the ozone layer is depleted by human action, the effects on the planet could be catastrophic.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To better understand the Ozone Depletion problem, we first need to get a few terms right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd5c951\" data-id=\"fd5c951\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ea101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"68ea101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d253ea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d253ea8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9e21c8\" data-id=\"f9e21c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-840e191\" data-id=\"840e191\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7f6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"be7f6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-ozone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozone Depletion Introduction to Ozone Depletion What is Ozone? 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