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What is the effect of ozone depletion?
Increased UV radiation reaches Earth, causing skin cancer and ecosystem damage.
What is the cause of ozone depletion?
The release of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances.
What are the effects of increased UV radiation?
Increased skin cancer, cataracts, and damage to ecosystems.
What is the effect of CFCs on ozone molecules?
One CFC molecule can destroy thousands of ozone molecules.
What are the steps of the natural ozone cycle?
- O3 splits into O + O2. 2. O + O2 reforms into O3.
How do CFCs destroy ozone?
- UV radiation breaks Cl off CFC. 2. Cl + O3 -> ClO + O2. 3. ClO + O3 -> Cl + 2 O2.
What is the Montreal Protocol?
An international treaty designed to phase out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances like CFCs.
What is the goal of the Montreal Protocol?
To protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances.