SKILLCAT EPA 608 CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● For the EPA 608 Universal Certification, how many questions will
you receive?
Answer: 100
●● If you need to get Type III certification, which of the following will
be on your exam?
Answer: 50 questions. 25 Core questions & 25 Type III questions.
●● What is the passing grade for all EPA certifications?
Answer: 70%
●● Once you pass the EPA exam, the regulations you learned will never
change.
Answer: False
●● Do natural events like volcanic eruptions contribute to chlorine in the
stratosphere?
Answer: Yes. Can come from natural sources such as volcanoes but are
not the primary source.
,●● Ground level ozone is what absorbs and reflects harmful UV rays
from the sun.
Answer: False.
●● In which of the following ways does ozone depletion affect humans?
Answer: Increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts.
●● Is there evidence that refrigerants are in the stratosphere?
Answer: Yes
●● Which of the following statements is TRUE about chlorine?
Answer: A single chlorine atom can survive in the atmosphere for years.
●● Ozone has __ atoms of oxygen
Answer: 3
●● The majority of ozone is located in the Troposphere.
Answer: False
●● How many molecules of ozone can three molecules of chlorine
destroy?
Answer: 300,000
,●● What is the major function of ozone in the stratosphere?
Answer: Absorb and reflect UV rays from the sun
●● What is the primary source of chlorine in the Stratosphere?
Answer: Emissions of refrigerant chemicals such as CFCs and HCFCs
by humans
●● What molecule destroys the ozone layer?
Answer: Chlorine
●● Which of the following are effects of ozone depletion?
Answer: Decreasing crop yields
●● Which refrigerant chemicals are responsible for the destruction of the
ozone layer?
Answer: CFC's & HCFC's
●● Who does ozone depletion affect?
Answer: People all over the world
●● The Clean Air Act states that it is a violation to purposely vent
refrigerants that deplete ozone.
, Answer: True
●● After a refrigerant is phased out, can technicians still service
equipment containing that refrigerant?
Answer: Yes
●● After being phased out, where can technicians obtain refrigerant to
service equipment that contains that refrigerant?
Answer: From recovered or reclaimed refrigerant
●● Can refrigerant be resold?
Answer: Yes, but only if it has been reclaimed to AHRI Standard 700
specifications
●● Equipment has to be certified to EPA standards in order to recover
which of the following refrigerants?
Answer: CFCs, HCFCs & HFCs
●● If you are selling R-22 refrigerant, who can you sell to?
Answer: A technician with a 608 certification or a business that employs
a technician with a section 608 certification.
●● If you recover R-12 refrigerant, can you use the recovered refrigerant
in another device owned by a different person?
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● For the EPA 608 Universal Certification, how many questions will
you receive?
Answer: 100
●● If you need to get Type III certification, which of the following will
be on your exam?
Answer: 50 questions. 25 Core questions & 25 Type III questions.
●● What is the passing grade for all EPA certifications?
Answer: 70%
●● Once you pass the EPA exam, the regulations you learned will never
change.
Answer: False
●● Do natural events like volcanic eruptions contribute to chlorine in the
stratosphere?
Answer: Yes. Can come from natural sources such as volcanoes but are
not the primary source.
,●● Ground level ozone is what absorbs and reflects harmful UV rays
from the sun.
Answer: False.
●● In which of the following ways does ozone depletion affect humans?
Answer: Increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts.
●● Is there evidence that refrigerants are in the stratosphere?
Answer: Yes
●● Which of the following statements is TRUE about chlorine?
Answer: A single chlorine atom can survive in the atmosphere for years.
●● Ozone has __ atoms of oxygen
Answer: 3
●● The majority of ozone is located in the Troposphere.
Answer: False
●● How many molecules of ozone can three molecules of chlorine
destroy?
Answer: 300,000
,●● What is the major function of ozone in the stratosphere?
Answer: Absorb and reflect UV rays from the sun
●● What is the primary source of chlorine in the Stratosphere?
Answer: Emissions of refrigerant chemicals such as CFCs and HCFCs
by humans
●● What molecule destroys the ozone layer?
Answer: Chlorine
●● Which of the following are effects of ozone depletion?
Answer: Decreasing crop yields
●● Which refrigerant chemicals are responsible for the destruction of the
ozone layer?
Answer: CFC's & HCFC's
●● Who does ozone depletion affect?
Answer: People all over the world
●● The Clean Air Act states that it is a violation to purposely vent
refrigerants that deplete ozone.
, Answer: True
●● After a refrigerant is phased out, can technicians still service
equipment containing that refrigerant?
Answer: Yes
●● After being phased out, where can technicians obtain refrigerant to
service equipment that contains that refrigerant?
Answer: From recovered or reclaimed refrigerant
●● Can refrigerant be resold?
Answer: Yes, but only if it has been reclaimed to AHRI Standard 700
specifications
●● Equipment has to be certified to EPA standards in order to recover
which of the following refrigerants?
Answer: CFCs, HCFCs & HFCs
●● If you are selling R-22 refrigerant, who can you sell to?
Answer: A technician with a 608 certification or a business that employs
a technician with a section 608 certification.
●● If you recover R-12 refrigerant, can you use the recovered refrigerant
in another device owned by a different person?
