There is a hole in the Ozone Layer at__________?
Correct answer: C. South Pole
- A. Both A and B
- B. North Pole
- C. South Pole
- D. None of These
Explanation
The famous seasonal ozone hole forms mainly over Antarctica around the South Pole because the cold polar stratosphere enables chlorine- and bromine-driven ozone destruction. Ozone depletion can also occur in the Arctic, but the large recurring “ozone hole” conventionally refers to Antarctica.
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