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

Exam code: 8291

11 mins2 questions
1a
4 marks

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

Outline how ozone depletion occurs.

1b
1 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.

1c
2 marks

State two impacts of ozone depletion.

2a
2 marks

Define the term ozone hole.

2b
2 marks

State two effects of ozone depletion on humans.