O-Zone

There are many ways o-zone can help us and also hurt us.O-zone is a molecule with 3 oxygen atoms instead of the average 2. O-zone helps us because these o-zone molecules absorb harmful UV rays. These UV rays are short electromagnetic waves from the sun that causes to inflict sunburn on our skin. O-zone hurts us because the o-zone molecules in our atmosphere are breaking down and and we are losing much our protection from UV rays. O-zone depletion is very dangerous. There is a chemical in the atmosphere called chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's for short). When UV rays come in contact with the CFC's a chlorine atom breaks off the CFC and combines with o-zone molecules, knocking off one of the oxygen atoms of the o-zone molecule. This happens throughout the atmosphere. This process is called o-zone depletion. This process hurts us because with less o-zone molecules protecting us from the UV rays there is most likely to be more of a chance for our skin to be inflicted by the heat and cause a bad sunburn. In conclusion, those are some of the ways o-zone can help us and hurt us.