Why Would a Decrease in the Density of the Ozone

question 43

Multiple Choice

Why would a decrease in the density of the ozone layer create a public health concern?

• A)The greenhouse effect would not be as efficient and the temperature of the Earth would fall.
• B)The greenhouse effect would be more efficient and the temperature of the Earth would rise.
• C)Plant life would no longer have the ozone it needs for photosynthesis to create chlorophyll.
• D)Additional ultraviolet radiation from the Sun would reach the surface of the Earth.

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