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प्रश्न
Describe the methods of saving the ozone layer.
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उत्तर
Methods to protect the ozone layer:
- Using alternative products such as HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons)
- Montreal Protocol, an international treaty, helps prevent ozone depletion.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The harmful radiations absorbed by the ozone layer are ______.
Which radiations are absorbed by ozone layer?
Explain how, harmful ultraviolet radiations of sunlight are prevented from reaching the earth's surface.
‘There is a hole in the ozone layer’. What do you understand by this?
Enumerate the damage to humans, animals and plants caused due to ozone depletion.
The problem caused due to ozone hole is ______.
The substance which is chiefly responsible for the depletion of ozone layer is ______.
Gas A, found in the upper layers of the atmosphere, is a deadly poison but is essential for all living beings. The amount of this gas started declining sharply in the 1980s.
- Identify Gas A. How is it formed at higher levels of the atmosphere?
- Why is it essential for all living beings? State the cause for the depletion of this gas.
Why is ozone layer getting depleted at the higher levels of the atmosphere? Mention one harmful effect caused by its depletion.
______ was signed in 1987 to control emission of ozone depleting substances.
