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WorksheetsOZONE QUIZ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Who discovered the ozone layer?
Henri Buisson & Charles Fabry
Carl Sagan & Charles Fabry
G.M.B Dobson
Carl Sagan &G.M.B Dobson
Which of the following devices can be used to measure ozone in the stratosphere from the ground?
Spectrometer
Photometer
Spectrophotometer
Spectro-ozonometer
Who discovered the formation of ozone from photochemical reactions?
G.M.B Dobson
Sidney Chapman
Carl Sagan
Henri Buisson
What does EESC stand for in context of ozone depleting compounds?
Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorofluorocarbons
Equivalent Energy Saving Compounds
Energy Effective Stratospheric Compounds
Which of the following chemicals are responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer?
Refrigerants
Propellants
Foam-blowing agents
All of the mentioned
The ozone hole is a phenomenon that has occurred in:
Arctic region
Northern temperate region
Southern temperate region
All of the mentioned options
None of the mentioned options
When was the ozone hole discovered?
1974
1964
1994
1985
In which season is the ozone found at its maximum level in the northern hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Montreal protocol is related to the ____________.
food security
global warming
sustainable development
ozone layer depletion
Which of the following action takes place in the formation of ozone?
Action of daylight on oxygen
Action of daylight on nitrogen
Action of daylight on hydrogen
Action of daylight on phosphorous
Which one of the following is a result of ozone layer depletion?
Increase in the oxygen level
Increase in the nitrogen level
Increase in the phosphorous level
Increases in the carbon dioxide level
In which layer of atmosphere ozone is very vital for all vegetation?
Upper atmosphere
Below atmosphere
Ground level
Below ground level
Which atom released when CFCs molecules are broken from UV radiations?
Oxygen
Chlorine
Nitrogen
Carbon
Which treaty was signed in 187 for the protection of ozone layer?
The Montreal Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol
Ozone Summit
Wildlife Conservation Act
Which one of the following cause ozone layer depletion?
Oxygen
Mercury
Sodium silicate
Methyl chloroform
The word “ozone” is derived from the Greek word __________, meaning “to smell”. Ozone has a pungent odor that allows it to be detected even in very low amounts.
ozean
ozein
ozzzian
ozona
The large amount of ozone in the stratosphere also known as stratospheric ozone is considered as ___________ because it protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.
Bad Ozone
Good Ozone
Safe Ozone
Unsafe Ozone
The _______________ is a thin, fragile shield that envelops the earth and effectively filters about 90% the sun’s harmful ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) and completely screens out lethal ultraviolet-C radiation (UV-C). It is a region that begins about 10 to 16 kilometers above the earth’s surface and extends up to about 50 kilometers.
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Ozone
Ozone Layer
Atmosphere
Which type of Ultraviolet radiation causes sunburns, snow blindness, immune suppression, and a variety of skin problems including skin cancer and premature aging?
UV-A
UV-B
UV-C
All of the mentioned options are correct
One chlorine atom from an Ozone Depleting Substance molecule can destroy up to _____________ ozone molecules
1 000
10 000
100 000
1 000 000
