Question

Define ozone hole why should ozone layer be protected to save the environment class 10

Answer 1

Ozone hole is a hole in the ozone layer of the Earth. The ozone layer is located at Stratosphere of Earth. This layer plays a very important role for the survival of living organisms in Earth. It protects us from the harmful Ultraviolet Rays of the Sun. Due to pollution, the ozone layer is getting depleted. So it is very necessary to protect the Ozone Layer otherwise there will be no life on Earth as the harmful Ultraviolet Rays of the Sun will reach us , the temperature will be out of our average temperature.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ozone (O) forms a thick layer in the upper regions of the atmosphere (stratosphere) and absorbs ultraviolet (UV radiations from the Sun. Thus, it protects living organisms from the harmful effects of UV rays. Man-made compounds like chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) are damaging the ozone layer, due to which there is a reduction of the ozone layer and a hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctica.