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Ozone Layer - Coggle Diagram
Ozone Layer
What is?
Build-up of oxygen
Made of O3
A colorless gas
Strong smell
Ozone depletion
Occurs due to
release of CFCs
into the atmosphere
Effects
skin ailments
disturbed
plant life-cycles
destruction
marine life
Over Antarctic
ozone levels dropped
33% pre-1975 values
ozone hole
way to recovery
needed decades
disappear chemicals
How do we stop?
Ban CFCs use
Montreal Protocol 1987
protect ozone layer
phasing out
production ODS
consumption ODS
Location
Stratosphere
in the atmosphere
Betwee 19 and 30 km
above the ground
Function
Filters out
Damaging UV rays
From the sun
Protect
Living things
On Earth
CFCs
Responsible for
80% ozone depletion
UV rays breaks up CFCs
Making them
More reactive
Toward ozone