ozone layer
ozone layer
Definition
ozone layer
noun
the atmospheric layer within the stratosphere, extending from a height of c. 15 to c. 30 km (c. 9 to c. 18 mi) and having a heavy concentration of ozone: it absorbs dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun and serves to maintain the temperature of the atmosphere
ozone layer
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- deplete: A few years and everyone will forget car pollution, nuclear waste and the depleting ozone layer, they claimed.
- destroy: Maybe if Team Rocket got enough together they could destroy the Ozone layer and finally do something evil.
- protect: To protect the ozone layer by taking precautionary measures to control global emissions of substances which deplete it.
- damage: Unfortunately, burning these fuels creates substantial environmental pollution that damages the ozone layer.
Adjective modifier
- stratospheric: The student should:- Be able to describe the formation of ozone and the stratospheric ozone layer.
- Antarctic: Jonathan Shanklin, a co-discoverer of the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer, from the British Antarctic Survey will talk about his experiences.
Modifies a noun
- depletion: One third of all Australians will get some form of skin cancer in their lifetime because of ozone layer depletion.
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