Light- Australia's Skin Cancer Rate L3.6

Light- Australia's Skin Cancer Rate L3.6

Objective: KWBAT construct an explanation using evidence from a model to explain why there is such a high rate of skin cancer in Australia.

Phenomenon: Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world.

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Greenhouse Gases & Ozone Layer

Multiple Choice

Humans have altered the natural carbon cycle by burning coal, oil, natural gas and wood.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is not a greenhouse gas?

• Water vapor

• Carbon Dioxide

• Neon

• Methane

Multiple Choice

Greenhouse gases absorb some of the radiation before it can escape and this warms up the atmosphere.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Earth gets energy from the sun.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Ozone is made of which chemical element?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

Multiple Choice

Adding harmful things to the environment is called

• Pollution

• Waste

• Acid rain

• Sulfur dioxide

Multiple Choice

Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?

• Ozone
• Troposphere
• Ionosphere
• Exosphere

Multiple Choice

Without any greenhouse effect the Earth would be...

• Fine
• Too Cold to Support Life
• Very Hot

Multiple Choice

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

Multiple Select

CFCs are responsible for the damage caused to the ozone layer. Select ALL of chemical elements make up CFCs.

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Fluorine

• Chlorine

Multiple Choice

Ozone is made of which chemical element?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

Multiple Choice

Which type of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?

• infrared

• gamma

• visible light

• ultraviolet

Multiple Choice

The ozone layer is an actual hole. True or false?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the

• ozone hole

• ozone gap

• ozone space

• ozone void

Multiple Choice

SUnburn occurs when your skin is exposed to harmful ______ rays

• radio

• magnetic

• ultraviolet

• infrared

Multiple Choice

Skin cancers can be formed by

• UV

• UVA

• UVB

• UVC

Multiple Choice

Ozone is formed in the

• troposhere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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Open Ended

What is the difference between Australia's atmosphere when compared to Brazil's atmosphere?

Open Ended

Do you think that the difference you named above could be causing the high skin cancer rates in Australia? Explain your answer.

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