Ozone Depletion (Cambridge (CIE) AS Environmental Management): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8291

11 mins2 questions
1a4 marks

Ozone (O3) is a gas found in the stratosphere. Ozone depletion is caused by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Outline how ozone depletion occurs.

1b1 mark

In the 1970s, scientists Rowland and Molina proposed this main hypothesis:

‘CFCs will cause significant ozone depletion.

’ Explain why this hypothesis was not initially accepted by the scientific community.

1c2 marks

State two impacts of ozone depletion.

2a2 marks

Define the term ozone hole.

2b2 marks

State two effects of ozone depletion on humans.