IB ESS HL 6.4.7 Ozone Depletion Effects Questions

Practise IB ESS HL 006.004.007 by applying ozone depletion effects concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • describe overall trends and seasonal locations of polar stratospheric-ozone holes
  • explain how ozone depletion increases UVB reaching Earth’s surface
  • interpret changes in ozone-hole area and distinguish stratospheric effects from unrelated tropospheric exposure

IB ESS HL 6.4.7 Ozone Depletion Effects Questions question 1

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Mean ozone-hole area from 1979 to 2016

Figure:Mean ozone-hole area from 1979 to 2016

Question (a)

(a)

State where the ozone hole referred to in the ozone-hole chart shown above is located.

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Question (b)

(b)

Describe the changes in mean ozone hole area between 1979 and 2016.

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