Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

(a) Describe the role and importance of stratospheric ozone to life on Earth.


(b) Suggest ONE possible reason for the appearance of the hole in the ozone
layer, which was first observed in the 1980s.


(c) Ultraviolet (UV) radiation occurs in three forms, known as UVA, UVB,
and UVC.


(i) Describe    at  least   ONE characteristic  of  EACH    form    of  ultraviolet
radiation.
(ii) Describe the effects that increased UV radiation would have on: (a)
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