Study GuidesExam QuestionsPast Papers
AP®Environmental ScienceCollege BoardExam QuestionsUnit 9: Global ChangeReducing Ozone Depletion

Reducing Ozone Depletion (College Board AP® Environmental Science): Exam Questions

10 mins10 questions
11 mark

Which of the following legislation banned the use of chlorofluorocarbons?

  • The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

  • The Safe Drinking Water Act

  • The Delaney Clause

  • The Montreal Protocol

Choose your answer

21 mark

One solution to reduce the harm caused by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is to replace them with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Which of the following describes a disadvantage to this solution? 

  • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) can biomagnify, disrupting food chains.

  • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) can react with water in the atmosphere to form acid deposition.

  • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are potent greenhouse gases that can cause climate change.

  • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) can create thermal inversions, trapping pollutants at ground level.

Choose your answer

31 mark

Which of the following strategies has been implemented to reduce the impact of ozone-depleting chemicals?

  • The use of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons).

  • Increasing the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in industrial applications to improve efficiency.

  • Promoting the widespread use of aerosol sprays containing CFCs to reduce pollution.

  • Releasing ozone gas directly into the atmosphere to replenish the ozone layer.

Choose your answer

41 mark

Which of the following chemicals was primarily responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?

  • Carbon dioxide

  • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

  • Sulfur dioxide

  • Methane

Choose your answer

51 mark

What is the function of ozone in the stratosphere?

  • It traps heat and contributes to global warming

  • It provides oxygen for respiration

  • It reflects visible light to cool the planet

  • It absorbs and blocks ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun

Choose your answer

61 mark

Which of the following alternatives to CFCs is less harmful to the ozone layer?

  • Fluorinated gases

  • HCFCs refrigerants

  • Carbon tetrachloride

  • Asbestos

Choose your answer

71 mark

Why is ozone depletion more severe over Antarctica?

  • Higher fossil fuel use in the Southern Hemisphere

  • Presence of ice crystals and polar stratospheric clouds

  • Lack of sunlight during winter

  • High levels of volcanic activity

Choose your answer

81 mark

Which of the following is a human health benefit of reducing ozone depletion?

  • Decreased asthma attacks from cleaner air

  • Increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere

  • Reduced skin cancer rates from decreased UV exposure

  • Protection from acid rain exposure

Choose your answer

91 mark

Which strategy would most directly help reduce future ozone depletion?

  • Switching to coal-fired power plants

  • Banning the use of nitrogen fertilizers

  • Increasing sulfur emissions to block sunlight

  • Proper disposal of old refrigerants containing CFCs

Choose your answer

101 mark

Which of the following international agreements was established to reduce substances responsible for ozone depletion?

  • Kyoto Protocol

  • Clean Air Act

  • Montreal Protocol

  • Paris Agreement

Choose your answer