PRE-TEST PRE-TEST

Test your knowledge on the ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons. Test your knowledge on the ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons.

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is an ozone depleting substances? 1. Which of the following is an ozone depleting substances?
a. R22 a. R22
b. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) b. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
c. Oxygen c. Oxygen
d. Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) d. Carbon dioxide (CO2 )

2. What is the name of the international agreement committing parties to phasing out ozone 2. What is the name of the international agreement committing parties to phasing out ozone
depleting substances and phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)? depleting substances and phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)?
a. Vienna Protocol e. Vienna Protocol
b. Montreal Protocol f. Montreal Protocol
c. Paris Agreement g. Paris Agreement
d. Antarctic Convention h. Antarctic Convention

3. What is the (approximate) global warming potential (GWP) of hydrofluorocarbon HFC-134a? 3. What is the (approximate) global warming potential (GWP) of hydrofluorocarbon HFC-134a?
a. 130 a. 130
b. 2200 b. 2200
c. 1430 c. 1430
d. HFC-134a does not have a global warming potential. d. HFC-134a does not have a global warming potential.

4. Which of the following have ozone depleting substances and HFCs commonly been used for? 4. Which of the following have ozone depleting substances and HFCs commonly been used for?
a. Refrigerators a. Refrigerators
b. air conditioners b. air conditioners
c. Propellants in aerosol products c. Propellants in aerosol products
d. All of the above d. All of the above

5. Which is not the effect of ozone depleting substances?
a. gradual thinning of Earth’s ozone layer in the upper atmosphere
b. causes increased UV radiation levels at the Earth's surface, which is damaging to human
health
c. it does not damage plants around the world, including agricultural crops and plants in
natural ecosystems
d. Damage to the eyes also increases the incidence of cataract disease in the eyes.
5. Which is not the effect of ozone depleting substances?
e. gradual thinning of Earth’s ozone layer in the upper atmosphere
f. causes increased UV radiation levels at the Earth's surface, which is damaging to human
health
g. it does not damage plants around the world, including agricultural crops and plants in
natural ecosystems
Damage to the eyes also increases the incidence o