Lesson 7.02 Ozone

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Definitions:

1. Montreal Protocol
2. Photo-chemical Smog
3. Chloro-fluoro-carbons
4. Hydro-chloro-fluoro-carbons
5. Photo-chemical Reaction
6. Stratosphere
7. Ultra-violet radiation
8. Diatomic molecule
9. Volatile Organic Compounds
10. Troposhere

Terms:

• React with nitrogen ocides to form ozone in the troposhere
• Ozone is a pollutant in this atmospheric layer
• As ozone-depleting substance that has been used in place of CFCs to help reduce ozone depletion
• The layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone that absorbs ultraviolet rays
• Name of the reaction that forms ozone
• The form that atmospheric oxygen takes
• Often considered harmful to humans because it can cause skinburn, skin cancer, premature aging skin, and eye problems
• Compounds used in refrigerants and propellants that were discovered in the 1930's and were tha main ozone depleting substances
• A combination of pollutants from fossil fuels, volatile organic compounds, and ozone in the troposhere that can cause severe health problems.
• Agreement signed by several countries to reduce the use of the CFCs and other ozone depleting substances

Answers:

1. React with nitrogen ocides to form ozone in the troposhere

   Answer: Volatile Organic Compounds

2. Ozone is a pollutant in this atmospheric layer

   Answer: Troposphere

3. As ozone-depleting substance that has been used in place of CFCs to help reduce ozone depletion

   Answer: Hydro-chloro-fluoro-carbons

4. The layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone that absorbs ultraviolet rays

   Answer: Stratoshere

5. Name of the reaction that forms ozone

   Answer: Photo-chemical Reaction

6. The form that atmospheric oxygen takes

   Answer: Diatomic molecule

7. Often considered harmful to humans because it can cause skinburn, skin cancer, premature aging skin, and eye problems

   Answer: Ultra-violet radiation

8. Compounds used in refrigerants and propellants that were discovered in the 1930's and were tha main ozone depleting substances

   Answer: Chloro-fluoro-carbons

9. A combination of pollutants from fossil fuels, volatile organic compounds, and ozone in the troposhere that can cause severe health problems.

   Answer: Photo-chemical Smog

10. Agreement signed by several countries to reduce the use of the CFCs and other ozone depleting substances

    Answer: Montreal Protocol