EPA 608 Core
Where is the stratosphere? CORRECT ANSWER10 to 30 miles
Where is ozone located? CORRECT ANSWERstratosphere
What does an ozone molecule consist of? CORRECT ANSWER3 oxygen atoms
The ozone layer protects us from... CORRECT ANSWERultraviolet radiation
The ozone layer helps to maintain... CORRECT ANSWERstable earth temperatures
Depletion of ozone causes... CORRECT ANSWERcrop 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
ANSWERcfcs and hcfcs
What in refrigerants causes ozone depletion? CORRECT ANSWERchlorine
What compound is formed when chlorine meets ozone? CORRECT ANSWERchlorine monoxide
How many ozone molecules can be destroyed by one chlorine atom? CORRECT ANSWER100,000
The rise in the amount of chlorine measured in the stratosphere over the past twenty years matches the
rise in... CORRECT ANSWERflourine
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The chlorine in CFCs will break down in water(true/false). CORRECT ANSWERfalse
The chlorine in CFCs will break down into compounds that will dissolve in water(true/false). CORRECT
ANSWERfalse
What does ODP stand for? CORRECT ANSWERozone depletion potential
HFCs have a higher ODP than CFCs (true/false). CORRECT ANSWERfalse
Which refrigerant type has no ODP? CORRECT ANSWERHFCs
What chemicals make up CFCs? CORRECT ANSWERchlorine flourine carbon
What chemicals make up HCFCs? CORRECT ANSWERhydrogen chlorine fluorine carbon
What chemicals make up HFCs? CORRECT ANSWERhydrogen fluorine carbon
Give examples of CFCs? CORRECT ANSWERr-11, 12, 500
Give examples of HCFCs? CORRECT ANSWERr-22, 123
Give examples of HFCs? CORRECT ANSWERr-134a
Who regulates section 608 of the clean air act? CORRECT ANSWERepa
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