Ozone Depletion
Ozone Depletion: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Ozone Depletion, Dobson Units, Effects of Ozone Depletion, and Montreal Protocol.
Important Questions on Ozone Depletion
Which of the following statements above about ozone are not true?
a) Ozone is formed in the stratosphere.
b) Ozone is good in the troposphere and bad in the stratosphere.
c) Ozone depletion is maximum near poles.>

Which of the following gases are responsible for depleting ozone in the stratosphere?



Depletion of the ozone layer may cause:
I. Skin cancer
II. Meningitis
III. Snow-blindness
IV. Lung cancer

Montreal Protocol is a global agreement to

Which of the following is not an effect of depletion of stratospheric ozone?

Every year between late August and early October, ozone hole is observed over

How many of the following effects is/are not related to ozone layer depletion?
a. DNA damage and mutation
b. Ageing of skin
c. fertilisation effect
d. Damage to cornea
e. Snow-blindness
f. Cooling of troposphere

Recognising the deleterious affects of ozone depletion, an international treaty, known as _____ was signed at _____ .


Which one of the following was the objective of signing the 'Montreal protocol'?


Match the columns
Column I | Column II | ||
a. | Ozone thickness | (i) | UV-rays |
b. | CFC | (ii) | Refrigerator |
c. | El Nino effect | (iii) | Temperature increase |
d. | Skin cancer | (iv) | Dobson unit |



Recognizing the deleterious effects of ozone depletion an international treaty known as _____ was signed at _____

A chemical weed in troposphere and protectant in stratosphere is

Dobson units are used to measure thickness of:

Match the entries in columns I and II and choose the correct pairs from the choices below.
Column I | Column II | ||
A | High | Skin cancer | |
B | Ozone hole | Greenhouse gas | |
C | Nino effect | Food chain | |
D | Biomagnification | Water pollution |
