• Question: what does the ozone layer do

    Asked by Sundus to Andres, Catherine, Darren, Ellie, Samantha on 15 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Andres Olivares del Campo

      Andres Olivares del Campo answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      The ozone layer is an agglomeration of ozone which is a gas made of Oxygen (O3).

      Now, this layer is very important, because the ozone molecules can absorb the harmful rays from the sun (the so-called, ultraviolet radiation) and reflect them away from us! So the ozone layer is the reason why we do not get many skin diseases due to rays emitted by the Sun, that is why it is a big problem that it is becoming thinner and thinner.

    • Photo: Darren Rhodes

      Darren Rhodes answered on 18 Nov 2016:

      Hi! It’s a layer in the earth’s stratosphere at an altitude of about 10 km (6.2 miles) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun. 🙂

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