Environmental Hazards VII
Basic Science JSS3 First term
Sub-theme: learning about our environment
WEEK 9
Environmental Hazards VII
Performance objectives
Students should be able to:
- State the effect of ozone layer depletion on the earth’s surface.
- Mention the control measures against ozone layer depletion.
Content
Effect of ozone layer depletion
The depletion of the ozone layer leads to the following consequences:
Global warming
Global warming is the process that causes the Earth's temperature to rise and makes the Earth warmer. Humans play a large role in the increase in the Earth's temperature.
The atmosphere re-radiates the absorbed energy back to the earth's surface by receiving the re-radiated portion of the energy to the earth, the earth surface becomes warmer. This leads to global warming.
Greenhouse effect
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