WorksheetsOzone Depletion
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
How much UV radiation does the ozone layer normally filter out?
99%
10%
50%
0%
The amount of ozone protecting us is decreasing.
True
False
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
In 1987, how many US citizens did the EPA estimate will get skin cancer during the next 88 years?
40 million
10 million
5 million
0 milliion
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.
What are "holes" in the ozone layer?
places where the ozone concentrations are lower than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.
places where the ozone concentrations are higher than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.
places where the ozone concentrations are higher than under normal conditions, allowing lessUV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.
What is not a place where ozone holes exist?
Antartica
nothern half of the US into Canada
nothern Europe
all answers
One way to stop the destruction of ozone is vy reducing human created pollutants.
true
false
Which of the following is the most common ozone destroying pollutants?
Chloroflurocarbons
particular matter
Nitrogen dioxide
carbon monoxide
The ozone destroying pollutants primarily comes from air conditioner coolants, refrigerator coolant, aerosol spray, and plastic foam.
true
false
Engineers are not working on new technologies to help save the ozone and stop its destruction by CFCs.
true
false
