Essays Tagged: "Ozone Layer"

The Potential Effects of a Depleted Ozone Layer

The Potential Effects of a Depleted Ozone Layer' And God said, let there be light and there was light and then God saw the light, thatit ... ve. Certain forms of light are harmful and thus can be said are 'bad'. A naturalumbrella called the ozone layer protects the Earth and its inhabitants by screening out thisharmful light. For ' million ... ural umbrellaprotecting mankind has recently suffered the effects of industrialized society. This ' ozoneshield is dissipating ' and the cause is laid primarily to man - made chemicals( Bowermaster et ...

(9 pages) 177 1 4.6 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Potential Effects of a Depleted Ozone Layer

The Potential Effects of a Depleted Ozone Layer' And God said, let there be light and there was light and then God saw the light, thatit ... ve. Certain forms of light are harmful and thus can be said are 'bad'. A naturalumbrella called the ozone layer protects the Earth and its inhabitants by screening out thisharmful light. For ' million ... ural umbrellaprotecting mankind has recently suffered the effects of industrialized society. This ' ozoneshield is dissipating ' and the cause is laid primarily to man - made chemicals( Bowermaster et ...

(9 pages) 160 0 4.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

OZONE DEPLETION

ution poses a serious threat to human population and global ecosystems. One realization is that the ozone layer is weakening. In fact, estimates show that the ozone hole is as big as North America, 9 ... In fact, estimates show that the ozone hole is as big as North America, 9 million square miles. The ozone is a shield that absorbs and protects the earth from ultra-violet rays. Ozone depletion allows ...

(12 pages) 331 0 4.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Global Warming

debated topics on earth. It's a situation where earth tends to get warmer due to the destruction of ozone layer. The earth can also get warm if there is lack of rain. Ozone layer prevent direct rays f ... turally occurring greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.Once the land is bare and there is no rain, it will result into high temperature. Higher tempe ...

(2 pages) 284 2 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Life Outside Our Biosphere

eate the energy we need, and clearing our rainforests to make enough farmland to feed everyone. The ozone layer is slowly eroding, exposing us to harmful UV light. The room we have on this planet is j ...

(4 pages) 64 1 4.8 Jun/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Space

Ozone, Acid rain, and Solid Waste polution in Newfoundland, Canada.

Ozone (O3) is a molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms, similar to the oxygen we breathe (O2), ho ... en a lone oxygen atom comes into contact with a breathable oxygen molecule (O2) it combines to form ozone (O3). The ozone layer is a small residual amount of ozone concentrated in a band in the upper ... residual amount of ozone concentrated in a band in the upper atmosphere. This band of concentrated ozone resides approximately between twenty and forty kilometers high in the stratosphere. The ozone ...

(15 pages) 168 2 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

The Greenhouse Effect

this planet must cope with various problems. One of the most important ecological structures is the ozone layer. The same shield that protects us from the sun's deadly radiation, can also act as a bla ... ain gases in the atmosphere absorb it and send it back toward earth. Such gases are Carbon Dioxide, Ozone, and water vapor. As stated earlier, this process becoming more important. Due to the burning ...

(4 pages) 255 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

CFC'S detroy the Ozone

- -Cfcs Cause Deterioration of the Ozone LayerThe deterioration of the ozone layer , caused by Cfcs, endangers the lives of humans'. Cf ... ozone layer , caused by Cfcs, endangers the lives of humans'. Cfcs have a diminishing effect on the ozone layer. Furthermore, the deterioration of the ozone cause an increase of Ultraviolet (UV) radia ... s, 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% of a dozen or more other gases like carbon dioxide, helium, and ozone.This atmosphere extends many miles out from the earth's surface. However, this layer is not a ...

(9 pages) 72 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

"Putting Global Warming on Ice" Essay disproving global warming myth using scientific evidence.

in the 90's. Everyone believed that humans were causing a catastrophe by punching a whole into an 'ozone layer' in the sky, letting harmful rays of sun in. People fought to shutdown plants in order t ... rom escaping the atmosphere. They also claim that mankind has poked a hole in something called the "ozone layer", a protective layer above the atmosphere that keeps harmful UV radiation out, which let ...

(9 pages) 494 4 4.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Describes in simple terms the problems facing the ozone layer, including the problem of CPC's and the emergence of a "hole"---includes bibliography

Ozone, a gas very similar to oxygen, can both help and harm humans, yet a problem has recently risen ... ilar to oxygen, can both help and harm humans, yet a problem has recently risen as levels of "good" ozone is being depleted. However, the source of this depletion created a big controversy when it was ... ch is the commonly accepted theory. Yet before the problem can be understood the composition of the ozone layer must be discussed.While ozone is a gas made of the same atom as oxygen, it has a differe ...

(8 pages) 87 1 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

The usage of stratospheric balloons. One old invention back on fashion.

air density): about 200 km.One of the most interesting areas of study in recent years has been the ozone layer, at an altitude of about 25 - 35 km. A problem with studies of the ozon layer is the fac ... ached by means of planes or satellites. Using sounding rockets will transport the experiment to the ozone layer without any problems, but the time of contact is very short due to the speed of the rock ...

(1 pages) 91 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Space

The Ozone Layer: What Does It Do And What Happens When It's Gone?

The Ozone Layer: What does it do and what happens when it is depleted?The ozone layer is one of the most ... ry and solve the problem. There have also been many debates concerning the relationship between the ozone layer and the onset of global warming. Before solutions can be developed, however, what the oz ... er, what the ozone layer actually does and what is causing it to be depleted must be understood.The ozone layer is a section in Earth's stratosphere that sits between ten and fifty miles above the sur ...

(5 pages) 73 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

"Carbon Dioxide and The Atmosphere."

Everyday the earth gets a little bit warmer. Everyday the ozone layer gets a little bit thinner. Gradually the combination of these two events spells out disa ... s have slowly been wearing away at our protective barrier against the sun's harmful light rays (the ozone layer).Probably the most abundant of those harmful gases that are let off in great amounts eve ... ich heat is trapped is same as a green house. The process begins with light that passes through the ozone and atmosphere. That light with a wavelength high enough to pass through the ozone reaches the ...

(14 pages) 159 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

The Ozone Layer.

I. The Ozone LayerThe Earth's atmosphere is divided into several layers. The lowest region, the troposphere ... n altitude. The next layer, the stratosphere, continues from 10 km to about 50 km. Most atmospheric ozone is concentrated in a layer in the stratosphere, about 15-30 kilometers above the Earth's surfa ... a strong odor. Normal oxygen, which we breathe, has two oxygen atoms and is colorless and odorless. Ozone is much less common than normal oxygen. Out of each 10 million air molecules, about 2 million ...

(4 pages) 56 0 1.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Ozone Layer Depletion.

THE OZONE LAYEREveryone always hears about the depleting ozone layer on the news or reads about differen ... t different stories in science literature or on the Internet. However, did you ever wonder what the ozone layers actually was or what it does to protect planet earth and us? Did you ever wonder how th ... ne layer was formed? Until researching for this paper, I knew that it was not a good thing that the Ozone layer was depleting, but it was important it is that we work together reduce the amount of har ...

(7 pages) 115 0 3.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

The ways in which human beings can conserve the environment.

Since the dawn of time, the earth has provided protection and nourishment to itsinhabitants; the ozone layer providing protection from the sun's harmful rays, the vastforests providing oxygen and s ... rth's greatest gift to its inhabitants is protection from the sun's harmful rays, inthe form of the ozone layer. This layer of Trioxide (O3) which has shielded countlessorganisms from sure death is no ...

(2 pages) 67 2 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

The problems with our ozone layer today and how to protect it for the future

Ozone is a layer of our stratosphere that protects all life on Earth by controlling the temperature ... stratosphere that protects all life on Earth by controlling the temperature of the atmosphere. The ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet (UV) rays (radiation) of our sun and without this, the temperatu ... y life to exist on this planet.This warm layer of modified oxygen exists in our upper stratosphere. Ozone envelops the earth in a protective layer from six to thirty miles above the earth's surface. I ...

(2 pages) 33 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Oceanography

Global Warming: The Greenhouse Effect By Asif

s is how the Greenhouse Effect on the Earth works naturally; the sun's radiation passes through the Ozone Layer towards the Earth's surface. The Earth's surface then absorbs some of the radiation and ... er Vapour, Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Halogenated Fluocarbons, Per fluorinated Carbons, Hydrofluocarbons, Ozone and Chlorofluocarbons (CFC-11 & CFC- 12). 98% of total global greenhouse gas emissions are ...

(2 pages) 75 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Oceans rising

long as I can remember the public has bombarded with headlines such as "Pollution Is Depleting The Ozone Layer" or "The Polar Icecaps Are Melting" giving the masses a great concern for their welfare. ...

(3 pages) 28 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

"Ozone Depletion...Give Me a Break!" This essay explains the myths and rumors about ozone depletions and CFC's. It has much information, but lacks sources. One of my better controversial papers.

Some scientists have proclaimed that the human race is slowly depleting the layer of ozone which protects us from ultra violet light. In reality, humans have very little control of the ... he world in which we live. Scientific evidence has shown that there is very little depletion in the ozone layer and the contributions the human race makes towards this depletion is and always will be ... r sonic transports. These would be planes which would travel in the stratosphere, very close to the ozone layer. The first environmentalist complaints were actually of the noise factor. These large pl ...

(4 pages) 61 0 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science