EPA 608 Core Exam With 100% Correct
Answers 2026/2027 update
Where is the stratosphere? - Correct answer-10 to 30 miles
Where is ozone located? - Correct answer-stratosphere
What does an ozone molecule consist of? - Correct answer-3 oxygen atoms
The ozone layer protects us from... - Correct answer-ultraviolet radiation
The ozone layer helps to maintain... - Correct answer-stable earth temperatures
Depletion of ozone causes... - Correct answer-crop loss, eye disease, skin
cancer, reduced marine life, deforestation, increased ground level ozone.
What type of refrigerants, when released into the atmosphere, cause ozone
depletion? - Correct answer-cfcs and hcfcs
What in refrigerants causes ozone depletion? - Correct answer-chlorine
What compound is formed when chlorine meets ozone? - Correct answer-
chlorine monoxide
How many ozone molecules can be destroyed by one chlorine atom? -
Correct answer-100,000
The rise in the amount of chlorine measured in the stratosphere over the
past twenty years matches the rise in... - Correct answer-flourine
The chlorine in CFCs will break down in water(true/false). - Correct answer-false
The chlorine in CFCs will break down into compounds that will dissolve in
water(true/false). - Correct answer-false
What does ODP stand for? - Correct answer-ozone depletion potential
HFCs have a higher ODP than CFCs (true/false). - Correct answer-false
Which refrigerant type has no ODP? - Correct answer-HFCs
What chemicals make up CFCs? - Correct answer-chlorine flourine carbon
, What chemicals make up HCFCs? - Correct answer-hydrogen chlorine fluorine
carbon
What chemicals make up HFCs? - Correct answer-hydrogen fluorine carbon
Give examples of CFCs? - Correct answer-r-11, 12, 500
Give examples of HCFCs? - Correct answer-r-22, 123
Give examples of HFCs? - Correct answer-r-134a
Who regulates section 608 of the clean air act? - Correct answer-epa
How much is the fine for releasing refrigerant into the atmosphere? -
Correct answer-27,500 per day per violation.
What is the bounty for turning someone in? - Correct answer-up to 10,000
Who gets fined? - Correct answer-you and your company
Can the EPA require you to demonstrate the ability to properly perform
refrigerant recovery/recycling duties? - Correct answer-yes
What can happen if you cannot properly perform recovery/recycling? -
Correct answer-revocation of certification
To falsify or {BLANK} required records will get your certification
revoked. - Correct answer-fail to keep
Failure to reach {BLANK} prior to opening or disposing of appliances will get
your certification revoked. - Correct answer-required evacuation rates
Knowingly releasing HCFCs, CFCs, or HFCs while repairing appliances, with
the exception of {BLANK} releases will get your certification revoked. -
Correct answer-de-minimus
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that refrigerant has been removed from
appliances before disposal? - Correct answer-final person in the disposal
chain
Since what date has it been illegal to service, maintain or dispose of appliances
without being appropriately certified? - Correct answer-november 14th, 1994
Since what date has it been illegal to vent CFCs or HCFCs? - Correct answer-
july 1st, 1992
Since what date has it been illegal to vent HFCs? - Correct answer-november
15th, 1995
Answers 2026/2027 update
Where is the stratosphere? - Correct answer-10 to 30 miles
Where is ozone located? - Correct answer-stratosphere
What does an ozone molecule consist of? - Correct answer-3 oxygen atoms
The ozone layer protects us from... - Correct answer-ultraviolet radiation
The ozone layer helps to maintain... - Correct answer-stable earth temperatures
Depletion of ozone causes... - Correct answer-crop loss, eye disease, skin
cancer, reduced marine life, deforestation, increased ground level ozone.
What type of refrigerants, when released into the atmosphere, cause ozone
depletion? - Correct answer-cfcs and hcfcs
What in refrigerants causes ozone depletion? - Correct answer-chlorine
What compound is formed when chlorine meets ozone? - Correct answer-
chlorine monoxide
How many ozone molecules can be destroyed by one chlorine atom? -
Correct answer-100,000
The rise in the amount of chlorine measured in the stratosphere over the
past twenty years matches the rise in... - Correct answer-flourine
The chlorine in CFCs will break down in water(true/false). - Correct answer-false
The chlorine in CFCs will break down into compounds that will dissolve in
water(true/false). - Correct answer-false
What does ODP stand for? - Correct answer-ozone depletion potential
HFCs have a higher ODP than CFCs (true/false). - Correct answer-false
Which refrigerant type has no ODP? - Correct answer-HFCs
What chemicals make up CFCs? - Correct answer-chlorine flourine carbon
, What chemicals make up HCFCs? - Correct answer-hydrogen chlorine fluorine
carbon
What chemicals make up HFCs? - Correct answer-hydrogen fluorine carbon
Give examples of CFCs? - Correct answer-r-11, 12, 500
Give examples of HCFCs? - Correct answer-r-22, 123
Give examples of HFCs? - Correct answer-r-134a
Who regulates section 608 of the clean air act? - Correct answer-epa
How much is the fine for releasing refrigerant into the atmosphere? -
Correct answer-27,500 per day per violation.
What is the bounty for turning someone in? - Correct answer-up to 10,000
Who gets fined? - Correct answer-you and your company
Can the EPA require you to demonstrate the ability to properly perform
refrigerant recovery/recycling duties? - Correct answer-yes
What can happen if you cannot properly perform recovery/recycling? -
Correct answer-revocation of certification
To falsify or {BLANK} required records will get your certification
revoked. - Correct answer-fail to keep
Failure to reach {BLANK} prior to opening or disposing of appliances will get
your certification revoked. - Correct answer-required evacuation rates
Knowingly releasing HCFCs, CFCs, or HFCs while repairing appliances, with
the exception of {BLANK} releases will get your certification revoked. -
Correct answer-de-minimus
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that refrigerant has been removed from
appliances before disposal? - Correct answer-final person in the disposal
chain
Since what date has it been illegal to service, maintain or dispose of appliances
without being appropriately certified? - Correct answer-november 14th, 1994
Since what date has it been illegal to vent CFCs or HCFCs? - Correct answer-
july 1st, 1992
Since what date has it been illegal to vent HFCs? - Correct answer-november
15th, 1995
