Ozone is a colorless gas. Chemically, ozone is very active; it reacts readily with a great many other substances.
It is located near the Earth’s surface and the ozone is very important because it absorbs harmful components of sunlight, known as “ultraviolet B”, or “UV-B”.
We have learned the basic information in class trough powerpoints and our textbook, but this website allows you to chose different days and look to see the changes, if any, that have occurred.
There is also information about the ozone hole for the 2015 season. On the right hand side of the webpage are ozone facts that have been provided to test your knowledge!
What properties in Ozone allow for it to be so readily to react with other substances? Also, what are the most common substances that Ozone reacts with? It is also great that technology is advanced enough for humans to track different changes in Ozone from day to day.
This site has some really cool maps and animations along with explantions that concisely explain them. The issue with the ozone layer and human impact on it is very important to understand, and yet oftentimes we forget about it. Having a pretty visual to help process this complex information is useful, especially when teaching others about the atmosphere.
Nice post!