What is the relationship betwwen the ozone layer and the greenhouse gases?

In al gore's documentary ';an inconvenient truth', he said that the atmosphere gets thicker therefore the heat of the sun is trapped on earth. But then the ozone layer is getting thinner. I just don't understand the concept of the greenhouse gases compared to the concept of the ozone layer.What is the relationship betwwen the ozone layer and the greenhouse gases?
The ozone layer and greenhouse gases are not directly related.





The ozone layer is an area in the atmosphere where more ozone (also known as O3) compared to regular oxygen (O2) collects.


The Ozone layer is very good at blocking Ultraviolet light from the Sun from reaching the surface.





Some other byproducts of pollution (such as Nitrous Oxides from car exhaust) do react with the Ozone in this layer and reduce the amount present.








Greenhouse gasses are very good at trapping heat in the atmosphere by preventing Infrared energy (heat) from radiating back into space.





One of the strongest greenhouse gasses is Methane, which is released in the Oceans as a byproduct of biological decay.





Carbon Dioxide is another greenhouse gas that is released:





(1)When you breath


(2)When an animal breathes


(3)By Plants at night


(4)When something is burnedWhat is the relationship betwwen the ozone layer and the greenhouse gases?
Ozone layer in the upper levels (in the stratosphere) help us whereas the ground-level ozone is harmful to us.This is explained below.


The ozone layer,approximately at a height of 25Kms in the stratosphere absorbs the harmful ultra-violet rays (which will produce skin cancer)of the solar radiation thereby protecting us from the disease.Further as it absorbs the ultra-violet rays which is a part of the solar radiation,it softens the intense light and heat of the sun.


But ground-level ozone which is found near the surface is harmful to us.It is an air pollutant and is a key component to smog.It affects the respiratory systems of animals and affects our immune system and is considered as cancer causing agent.


Further it is one of the greenhouse gases and its contribution to greenhouse effect is about 3 %.So ,an increase in the amount of ground-level ozone in the air will increase the greenhouse effect leading to global warming.


The ozone layer at the upper atmosphere has mothing to do with the greenhouse gases except the fact that the ground-level ozone is one of the greenhouse gases.
Basically, the ozone layer is a thick layer in our atmosphere that protects us from radiation.Remember that the ozone layer brings in a certain amount of radiation and it lets out a certain amount of radiation.But, when greenhouse gases enter our atmosphere, the gases reduce the chances of the ozone layer sending back the balanced amount of radiation back into space, causing that layer to become thinner and thinner. An example of what the Earth will be like if us humans don't help to prevent the use of these gases to weaken our atmosphere is the planet Mars thats already going through an ice age and if that were to happen on Earth, it will be worse then the first one. Years ago, they banned aerosol cans because of how the can was made and the chemicals that went to making it.
i watched that in bio at the biginning of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





ozone layer: where o3 collects, where the greenhouse gases collect





greenhouse gases: gases that are let off by us humans that go into the ozone layer and make it thinker and heat up the earth quicker!!!!!!