What can you CONCLUDE from the statements below?Pollution has caused a seasonable depletion in the ozone layer over the southern Antarctic. There's no risk to people there because the sun is still at such a high angle over the continent, but the angle is different in other parts of the world.Choose AnswerASome countries are not addressing the problem of pollution.Choose AnswerBThe angle of the sun affects the ozone layer.Choose AnswerCThere's no risk to people from the depleted layer.Choose AnswerDOzone-layer depletion is more dangerous to us in North America.Choose AnswerEPollution causes stinging in the eyes.End of QuestionDCR20

Which of the following is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer? /

Ozone layer depletion is the:Replenishing of the earth’s ozone layerThe sun’s rays reaching earthThe wearing out of the ozone in the atmosphereOther planets coming into earth’s stratosphere.

What does the ozone layer protect us from?*A) UV radiationB) Acid rainC) Global warmingD) Soil erosion

Which environmental issue is associated with the depletion of the ozone layer?OPTIONS Global warming Acid rain Deforestation Ozone depletion

5.26pointseBookPrintReferencesCheck my workCheck My Work button is now disabledItem 11Choose the following statement that is NOT true about the "ozone hole" and stratospheric ozone depletion.Multiple ChoiceChlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other halon gases are the principal agents of ozone depletion.Ozone in the stratosphere is important because it absorbs much of the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation that enters the outer atmosphere.A 1 % loss of ozone could result in about a million extra human skin cancers per year worldwide, if no protective measures are taken.Ozone levels over the Arctic have not decreased in recent years.Antarctica’s exceptionally cold winter temperatures (–85 to –90°C) help break down ozone.