What are the Effects of Ozone Depletion?

Purpose: Students know the location of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, its role in
absorbing ultraviolet radiation, and the way in which this layer varies both naturally and in
response to human activities.
Directions: The following tables show the number of new cases of skin cancer for all people,
males, and females living in Australia from 1982 to 2011. On the graph provided plot the
information. Each set of information should be plotted in a different color.
The X-axis should be the year. The Y-axis should by the number of new cases of skin cancer. Be
sure to label each axis and create a key to show which color each set of data is.

Number of new cases of skin cancer for both male

Year and female
1982 3,534
1983 3,785
1984 4,053
1985 4,502
1986 4,711
1987 5,546
1988 6,007
1989 5,722
1990 5,800
1991 5,959
1992 6,563
1993 6,760
1994 6,933
1995 7,462
1996 7,824
1997 8,432
1998 7,975
1999 8,369
2000 8,692
2001 8,965
2002 9,825
2003 9,589
2004 9,847
2005 10,816
2006 10,397
2007 10,404
2008 11,078
2009 11,281
2010 11,477
2011 11,570

Year Number of new cases of skin cancer in males

1982 1,739
1983 1,811
1984 1,998
1985 2,221
1986 2,404
1987 2,870
1988 3,191
1989 3,113
1990 3,131
1991 3,182
1992 3,584
1993 3,710
1994 3,822
1995 4,147
1996 4,351
 1997 4,691
1998 4,471
1999 4,718
2000 4,882
2001 5,085
2002 5,599
2003 5,567
2004 5,584
2005 6,130
2006 6,084
2007 6,012
2008 6,488
2009 6,582
2010 6,740
2011 6,734

Year Number of new cases of skin cancer in females

1982 1,795
1983 1,974
1984 2,055
1985 2,281
1986 2,307
1987 2,676
 1988 2,816
1989 2,609
1990 2,669
1991 2,777
1992 2,979
1993 3,050
1994 3,111
1995 3,315
1996 3,473
1997 3,741
1998 3,504
1999 3,651
2000 3,810
2001 3,880
2002 4,226
2003 4,022
2004 4,263
2005 4,686
2006 4,313
2007 4,392
2008 4,590
2009 4,699
2010 4,737
2011 4,835

Discussion questions: Read each questions carefully and answer in complete

sentences.
1. Was there a difference in the number of skin cancer between males and
females? Why do you think that may be?
The number of skin cancer of males are more than females because women
are using the sunscreen cream more than males and males are working
outdoor more than women so this lead to the difference number of skin
cancer between males and females.

2. The Montreal Act was passed in 1987 to restrict the use of CFC in commercial
products. Based on the graph below, did the law reduce the amount of CFC
released into the atmosphere?

According to the graph, the amount of CFC was decreasing every year. Before
the law was used, the amount of CFC in the atmosphere was very high but
after the law, the amount of CFC continue decreeing in number.

3. Was the law successful? To answer this question, compare the rates of skin
cancer to the graph above of CFC release into the air.
 No it wasnt because even though it can decrease the amount of CFC but the
skin cancer rate still increasing in number so it can reduce only the amount of
CFC in the atmosphere but cannot reduce the amount of skin cancer.

4. Why do you think rates of skin cancer continued to increase, even though the
amount of CFC being released into the atmosphere was decreased?

Because even though they can decrease the CFC being released into the
atmosphere but the CFC in the atmosphere did not disappear. CFC in the
atmosphere still floating and still causing the skin cancer.