QuestionEnvironment / ozone
Ozone layer depletion is concentrated in:
- (a) mid-latitude regions.
- (b) high latitude regions.
- (c) equatorial regions.
- (d) tropical regions.
Answer: (b) high latitude regions.
Ozone depletion is greatest at high latitudes, especially the Antarctic ozone hole in spring. Polar stratospheric clouds form in the cold polar vortex and convert stable chlorine into active Cl that destroys O₃ when sunlight returns.