Glendale Community College » Geography » Geography 101 - Physical Geography » Spring 2023

Question #1

Who is the chemist that created CFC's or Chlorofluorocarbons?

A. Sir Isaac Newton

B. Mario Molina

C. F Sherwood Rowland

D. Thomas Midgley

Question #2

What do CFCs do to stratospheric ozone?

A. They do nothing

B. They make salt

C. damage O3 Molecules

D. help O3 Molecules

Question #3

How long might it take for a rising CFC molecule to reach the stratosphere?

A. 8000 miles

B. Up to 10 years

C. Less than 5 years

D. 93 million miles

Question #4

How many ozone molecules might a single chlorine atom destroy repeatedly in the stratospheric ozone layer?

A. up to 10

B. 0

C. up to 100

D. up to 100,000

Question #5

Which of the following are the extremely dangerous or harmful levels of radiation found on the electromagnetic spectrum?

A. Visible, Xray, Microwave

B. Gamma, Xray, UV

C. Gamma, Radio, Infrared

D. Visible, UV, Radio