and Answers
1. Ozone depletion is caused by in
HFC refrigerants.: chlorine
2. CFCs and HCFCs making them capable
capable of reaching the stratospheric ozone layer.: do not dissolve in water
or easily break down in the atmosphere
3. According to the
Rolanda-Molina theory, are destroyed by each
chlo- rine atom in the stratosphere.: 100,000 ozone molecules
4. The stratospheric
ozone layer protects us from .: ultraviolet radiation from the sun
5. Which health effect increases from loss of the stratospheric ozone
layer?: cases of cataracts or skin cancer
6. What proves that HCFCs are in the stratosphere?: HCFCs found in air
samples from the stratosphere.
7. What makes HFC refrigerants damaging to the environment?: They
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, can have very high global warming potentials.
8. makes HFO refrigerants less flammable than HC
refrigerants.: Flourine
9. Which refrigerant contains chlorine?: R-12
10. HFO refrigerants are miscible in
lubricants.: POE lubricants
11. An example of HcFC refrigerant
is: : R-123
12. What is being done in the U.S. to stop damage to the
stratospheric ozone layer?: Eliminating the use of CFCs and HCFCs refrigerants
13. EPA regulations
require appliances to have .: a service aperture or process
hub
14. The
release of any CFC, HCFC, or HFC refrigerant during is illegal.: -
theft of equipment
15. is the only EPA SNAP approved "drop in"
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