The Ozone Layer

What is the name of the agreement made between countries to reduce ozone depletion?

• Environmental Protection Act

• Montreal Protocol

• Rio Earth Summit

• Common Agricultural Policy

What type of cancer can the harmful rays in question 4 cause in humans?

• Lung cancer

• Bowel Cancer

• Skin cancer

• Stomach cancer

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Which item found in the home may still contain chemicals which can destroy the ozone layer?

• Cooker

• Fridge

• Deodorant

• Soap

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How many atoms of Oxygen are there in ozone?

• 6

• 1

• 3

• 2

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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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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

Which of the following is the most common ozone destroying pollutants?

• Chloroflurocarbons

• particular matter

• Nitrogen dioxide

• carbon monoxide

Ozone is formed in the

• troposhere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

What does the Ozone in the atmosphere do?

• causes the greenhouse effect

• causes acid rain

• protects the Earth from harmful infrared (IR) rays

• protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays