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Which cloud type boosts chlorine ozone destruction in polar winter?
ACumulonimbus clouds
BNoctilucent clouds
CAltocumulus clouds
DPolar stratospheric
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Polar stratospheric
Polar stratospheric clouds form in extreme cold and greatly enhance chlorine-catalysed ozone destruction.
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