smoke goes so far and comes back to earth,,helium only goes so far also,i believe the ozone layer is damaged by space travel.once you go through the earhs atmosphere it keeps expanding
2007-03-22 07:48:22 · 8 answers · asked by jorje esquib 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Carbon dioxide and other chemicals DO float up into the atmosphere and affect the oozone layer either by making it thicker or eating it away, depending on the chemical or dioxide.
Do some more research or watch Al Gore's documentary.
2007-03-22 07:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) are actually a major problem as well as these are transported to the poles via wind currents. This is why there are Ozone holes in the atmosphere at Antarctica.
CFCs enter the stratosphere and are dissociated by ultraviolet light to release chlorine atoms. These chlorine atoms are some sort of catalyst allowing thousands of ozone atoms to be broken down before being taken away from the atmosphere.
99.9% of CFCs are manufactured by humans and have been used in air con systems and were used a packaging for burgers. These became very popular as they were bio-degradable but it was not known that the gas released could damage the O-zone layer in such a way.
Carbon dioxide cannot do this as it is a heavy gas. By the time it reaches the Ozone layer, it is very thin and very weak creating little or no effect upon it. Also, in space travel, hydrogen is used as a fuel and this produces water when burned in air (H2 + O2 = H20 (unbalanced)) and this cannot damage the ozone layer.
2007-03-22 15:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Tom S 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wake up !!! CO2 is so heavy it want get over 100 ft.. up ..It is so heavy it will put a fire out by smothering it. It is so heavy when it comes from a high flying airplane it will fall like a rock. If u want to measure it look for it right on the ground not even 6 ft up.Now to the ozone layer it is made very high up where the solar winds and the earth's magnetic field collide. the holes in the ozone layer is a natural thing, The solar winds contain ionized particles and the beta particles are attracted to the north pole and make it negative . The alfa particles are attracted to the south pole and make it positive. This huge current flow holds the O3 layer in place.
2007-03-22 15:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The ozone layer is actually a gas layer which prevents the sun's uv rays from entering into the earth's atmosphere.
When the chemical composition of air pollution enters into the ozone layer, it disennergrates the ozone gas, thus allowing the uv rays entrance into earth.
2007-03-22 14:53:50 · answer #4 · answered by Michael D 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Much ozone damage was caused by chloro-floro carbons, which have been curtailed, and this organized, regulated effort has stemmed the rate of ozone depletion. As for other pollutants, you can find research on the impact.
2007-03-22 14:56:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Carbon di oxide rises up much higher and vast quantities of it can not be dissolved by earth's upper atmosphere. It is the reason we have holes in ozone layer.
2007-03-22 14:52:38 · answer #6 · answered by Salman Hashmi 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no, that's not right the freon gas and the insecticides react with the ozone layer and damage it
2007-03-22 16:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by shoukry a 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know. Follow your instincts and don't allow yourself to get dictated on what you're supposed to think. ;) GOOD LUCK!
2007-03-22 14:51:47 · answer #8 · answered by Lefty 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋