IB ESS HL 6.4.3 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Questions
Practise IB ESS HL 006.004.003 by applying stratospheric ozone protection concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- identify the ultraviolet radiation absorbed by stratospheric ozone and the altitude or concentration pattern shown in a figure
- explain the protective role of stratospheric ozone and why ozone has different effects in the stratosphere and troposphere
- apply ozone-concentration evidence to explain how depletion between 20 and 30 kilometres can affect living organisms and Earth’s surface
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IB ESS HL 6.4.3 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Questions question 1
Figure Ozone concentration by altitude in the atmosphere
Figure Percentage change in tropospheric ozone exposure 2010-2019
Question (a)
(a)
Identify the altitude with the highest concentration of ozone shown in Figure.
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Question (b)
(b)
With reference to Figure, describe the importance of a higher ozone concentration between 20 and 30 kilometres for living organisms.
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