The Ozone Layer

The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the

• ozone hole

• ozone gap

• ozone space

• ozone void

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

Ozone is formed in the

• troposhere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

SUnburn occurs when your skin is exposed to harmful ______ rays

• radio

• magnetic

• ultraviolet

• infrared

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

What is the correct equation for the breakdown of ozone?

• O3 + UV ---> O3 + energy

• O3 + UV ---> O2 + O

• O2 + O + UV ---> O3

• Ozone cannot be broken down

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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

Ozone is made of which chemical element?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

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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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What harmful health effects do scientist say that the UV radiation that passes through our "shield" will cause?

• increase in skin cancer

• immune deficiencies

• cataracts

• all of the answers

What happens to form ozone gas?

• Oxygen molecules interact with the UV rays from the Sun.

• Chlorine molecules interact with the UV rays from the Sun.

• Oxygen and chlorine molecules produce a gas.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

NGSS.HS-PS4-3