Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
15 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?tropospherestratosphereozone layergreenhouse gases
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs
cars, factories, and cardboard
spray cans, cardboard, insulation
spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard
spray cans, refrigerant, insulation
- 3. Multiple Choice
How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?
1
2
3
4
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where is the "GOOD" ozone located?
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
- 5. Multiple Choice
What chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone?
CFCs
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis protects us from harmful UV rays from the sunTroposphereStratosphereGreenhouse EffectOzone Layer
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Montreal Protocol banned the use of CFCs. What do they hope this will do for the ozone layer?
Deplete it completely
Make the ozone hole smaller
Make the ozone hole larger
Thin the layer to allow more gas to escape
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which are effects of UV radiation on living organisms? select ALL that are true.
It can denature proteins in the eye and cause foggy vision or blindness.
It can cause mutation in DNA.
It can disrupt food chains by causing harm to photosynthetic organisms.
It can stimulate the production of vitamin D.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Innermost layer of the atmosphere. It contains about 75% of the mass of earth’s air and extends about 17 kilometers above sea level
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Ozone Layer
Mesosphere
- 10. Multiple Choice
Second layer of the atmosphere, extending about 17-48 kilometers above the earth’s surface. It contains a layer of gaseous ozone, which filters out about 95% of the incoming harmful ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Ozone
- 11. Multiple Choice
Location of the large whole in the ozone.
Antarctica
Artic
Iceland
Africa
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow do CFCs affect ozone production?UV radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.UV radiation frees a fluorine atom, which breaks down ozone.Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow many ozone atoms can a single chlorine atom break down?5,00010,00050,000100,000
- 14. Multiple Choice
When is the ozone hole largest?
early Antarctic spring
late Antarctic summer
early Antarctic winter
late Antarctic fall
- 15. Multiple Choice
The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the
ozone hole
ozone gap
ozone space
ozone void
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags