The ozone layer is part of the atmosphere of the Earth. The Earth's atmosphere is a
             mixture of gases that surround it, they are held around the Earth by the effect of gravity. The
             atmosphere provides protection to life on Earth, without it the changes in temperature during the
             day would be incredible, changes would be in the region of 280C rather than only 10C. As well
             as maintaining a temperature that can sustain life the atmosphere protects the planet from harmful
             radiation from the sun and provides the gases that we and other living things need to breathe and
             feed. Like most natural things it depends on a healthy balance of chemicals so that it can maintain
             protection from the sun which it has always given before.
             The ozone layer is a very important part of the Earth. It protects the inhabitants of the
             Earth from harmful radiation that the sun emits. By absorbing a particular form of ultra-violet
             light (UV), UVB the ozone layer protects humans, animals and plants together with certain
             UVB can affect people and animals by causing skin cancer or cataracts in the eyes which
             cab cause blindness. Apart from the health of inhabitants of the plant UVB can also affect the
             condition of the plant-life which can affect both the inhabitants of the planet and cause other
             problems such as an increase in global warming. The oceans for example get rid of a great deal of
             Carbon-Dioxide (CO2), releasing oxygen back into the environment, this is due to the large
             amount of plankton that live near the upper layers of the ocean which exposed to sunlight. An
             increase in the amount of UVB radiation on the surface of the sea could cause the death of this
             plankton which would decrease the ability of the ocean to absorb CO2. With less CO2 being
             sucked by the ocean more would be left in the atmosphere, this would increase the problem,
             which is caused partly by the presence of large amount of CO2.
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