6.4 Stratospheric ozoneIB Environmental Systems and Societies HL: Flashcards

What these 14 flashcards ask

• Why is UV more dangerous than visible light?
• Give three effects of UV on humans.
• How does UV cause cancer?
• What does ozone do in the stratosphere?
• Why has ozone concentration been constant over long periods?
• What is the Montreal Protocol?
• Why is ozone recovery slow?
• (HL) Which elements in ODSs destroy ozone?
• (HL) Why does the ozone hole form in spring?
• (HL) What are polar stratospheric clouds?
• (HL) Why were HFCs developed?
• (HL) What is the problem with HFCs?
• (HL) What did the Kigali Amendment do?
• (HL) Why do air conditioners add to climate change?