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प्रश्न
Very short answer type question
Where was the ozone hole discovered?
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उत्तर
The ozone hole was discovered over the Antarctic region, wherein a depletion of the ozone layer has resulted in the formation of a large area of the thinned ozone layer, commonly called the ozone hole.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Ultraviolet rays can cause skin..............
What is ozone?
How does ozone layer protect us from harmful effects in the environment?
What is UNEP?
The gas A is used by most of the animals to obtain energy from food by the process of respiration. When A is acted upon by radiation X, it gets converted into another gas B which is an allotrope of A but poisonous when inhaled. B forms a kind of layer C in the upper atmosphere which absorbs radiations X coming from a source Y and prevent them from reaching the earth. Some chemicals Z released from the various devices on the earth are destroying the layer C slowly. In fact, a hole has already been formed in layer C over the area D of the earth.
(a) What are gases (i) A, and (ii) B? Write their molecular formulae.
(b) Name the layer C.
(c) What are (i) X, (ii) Y, and (iii) Z?
(d) Name the area D.
(e) Name any two human ailments which may be caused by X.
Why is ozone layer called ozone umbrella/shield?
Briefly explain depletion of ozone layer and its effects.
Give Technical Terms:
The chemicals leading to the formation of ozone holes.
The problem caused due to ozone hole is ______.
The substance which is chiefly responsible for the depletion of ozone layer is ______.
