The Ozone Layer

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

• True

• False

In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which type of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?

• infrared

• gamma

• visible light

• ultraviolet

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Ozone is made of which chemical element?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

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

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Fluorine

• Chlorine

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The ozone layer is important because:

• It is a turbulence free zone for planes to fly in.

• It absorbs harmful rays produced by the sun

• It produces most of the oxygen needed for organisms in the troposphere