Ozone Layer

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What is the surname of the American Engineer who discovered CFCs?
Midgley
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Highly reactive atoms, or groups of atoms, with unpaired electrons.
Radicals
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Certain atmospheric gases absorb ___________ radiaton strongly.
Ultraviolet
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What is the upper atmosphere called?
Stratosphere
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Are CFCs stable or unstable?
Stable
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What does CFC stand for?
Chlorofluorocarbon
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What is the surname of the American who discovered that the Ozone Layer was in trouble?
Rowland
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Where in the world is the Ozone hole over?
Antartica
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Other than Ozone, what other important molecule does Chlorine react with in the stratosphere?
Methane
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What is the abbreviation of the short term replacement of CFCs?
HCFC
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Was it a British or Austrailian scientist who discovered the 'hole' in the Ozone?
British
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What is the abbreivation for the long term solution to CFCs?
HFC
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In what part of the atmosphere can chlorine reservoirs be found?
Stratosphere
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_________ chloride is called a chlorine reservoir molecule.
Hydrogen
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The warming of the Earth by gases such as methane was called the __________ effect.
Greenhouse
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When things get hot, they send out ____________ radiation.
Electromagnetic
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The surface of the Sun has a temperature of about _______.
6000K
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Chlorine reservoir molecules are __________ onto the surface of solid particles in polar stratopheric clouds.
Adsorbed
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HFCs will be phased out in developed countries by _____.
2020
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A complete recovery of the Ozone layer is not expected until at least _____.
2060
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