APES Unit 9 Review

The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs
• Increase in greenhouse gases
• Increased global temperatures
• Sulfuric and nitric acids

Which of the following best identifies the reason that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were banned in 1996?

• CFCs increased acid deposition in northern latitudes.

• CFCs increased the rates of cancer in workers in mining operations.

• CFCs led to a spike in the number of respiratory illnesses diagnosed in children.

• CFCs led to the destruction of stratospheric ozone.

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"Bad ozone" occurs in the

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Which of the following best describes the importance of ozone in the stratosphere to life on Earth?

• Ozone reflects X-rays from the Sun back into space.

• Ozone absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

• Ozone helps to moderate surface temperature by absorbing CO₂ and CH₄.

• Ozone increases mutation rates and accelerates evolution in a variety of species.

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The second step of ozone formation involves atomic oxygen combining with what molecule?

• CO₂

• O₂

• NO₂

• 2H₂O

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The main elements in CFCs are

• Carbon, Calcium, Francium

• Carbon, Chlorine, Fluorine

• Chromium, Chlorine, Fluorine

• Chlorine, Fluorine, Calcium

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Which of the following anthropogenic activities is most closely associated with depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer?

• Flooded cropland

• Garbage incineration

• Mining of talc

• Disposal of refrigerators and air conditioners

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Where is the ozone layer located?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which of the following agreements lead to the reduction of CFC production?

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• CITES

• The Endangered Species Act

Which of the following would increase in prevalence as a result of decreasing stratospheric ozone?

• sunburns

• melting of sea ice

• air pollution

• malaria, Zika, and other vector-borne illnesses

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