Chemistry in Context Applying Chemistry to Society 8th Edition Chemical Society Test Bank
Chapter 02 - Protecting the Ozone Layer (Testbank)
1. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are there in a neutral atom of ?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
2. Which color in the rainbow has the shortest wavelength?
A. orange
B. red
C. yellow
D. blue
3. The wavelength of light in the visible range is
A. about the size of an atom of carbon.
B. intermediate between the size of an animal cell and a virus.
C. about the diameter of a CD.
D. intermediate between the size of an animal cell and the diameter of a CD.
4. Which is correct?
A. Ozone forms by combining an oxygen atom with an oxygen molecule.
B. There is a dynamic steady state of ozone in the stratosphere.
C. UV radiation will dissociate ozone into an oxygen atom and an oxygen molecule.
D. All of these choices are correct.
,5. Which statement is correct?
A. UV-A is the most energetic of the three forms of UV light.
B. UV-B is the most energetic of the three forms of UV light.
C. UV-C is the most energetic of the three forms of UV light.
D. UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C are equally energetic.
6. During the Antarctic spring, ozone is destroyed at a greater rate than it is formed
A. on the surface of atmospheric ice crystals.
B. in a process that is catalytic.
C. in polar stratospheric clouds.
D. All of these choices are correct.
7. The goal of the Montreal Protocol in 1987 was to
A. reduce the amount of new production of chlorofluorocarbons in developed countries.
B. recycle existing chlorofluorocarbons rather than release them into the air.
C. encourage research into substitutes for chlorofluorocarbons.
D. All of these choices are correct.
8. HFCs may be used to replace CFCs. Which compound is a HFC?
A. CH2Cl CCl2F
B. CH2FCl
C. CF3CH2F
D. CHClF2
9. The speed of light in air
A. depends only on the frequency of the light.
B. depends only on the wavelength of light.
C. is independent of the wavelength and frequency of light.
D. depends on both the wavelength and the frequency of light.
10. DNA, the genetic material of living organisms, is damaged by light in the
A. visible region of the spectrum.
B. ultraviolet region, especially below a wavelength of 320 nm.
C. ultraviolet region, especially above a wavelength of 340 nm.
D. infrared region of the spectrum.
, 11. The ozone hole is most prominent on the Earth over
A. North America.
B. Europe.
C. Africa.
D. Antarctica.
12. Which contributes to the ozone hole?
A. automobile exhaust
B. chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
C. loss of Northern forests
D. All of these choices are correct.
13. Ozone in our atmosphere is important because it
A. absorbs some UV radiation.
B. helps trees grow.
C. reacts with excess CO2.
D. reflects IR radiation.
14. Wavelength is the
A. number of waves passing a fixed point in one second.
B. height of the wave.
C. distance between successive peaks in a wave.
D. distance between a peak of one wave and the next trough.
15. The structure of ozone most closely resembles a
A. linear molecule with different lengths of chemical bonds, for example, .
B. linear molecule with the same length of chemical bonds, for example, .
C.
bent molecule with different lengths of chemical bonds, for example, .
D.
bent molecule with the same length of chemical bonds, for example, .
Chapter 02 - Protecting the Ozone Layer (Testbank)
1. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are there in a neutral atom of ?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
2. Which color in the rainbow has the shortest wavelength?
A. orange
B. red
C. yellow
D. blue
3. The wavelength of light in the visible range is
A. about the size of an atom of carbon.
B. intermediate between the size of an animal cell and a virus.
C. about the diameter of a CD.
D. intermediate between the size of an animal cell and the diameter of a CD.
4. Which is correct?
A. Ozone forms by combining an oxygen atom with an oxygen molecule.
B. There is a dynamic steady state of ozone in the stratosphere.
C. UV radiation will dissociate ozone into an oxygen atom and an oxygen molecule.
D. All of these choices are correct.
,5. Which statement is correct?
A. UV-A is the most energetic of the three forms of UV light.
B. UV-B is the most energetic of the three forms of UV light.
C. UV-C is the most energetic of the three forms of UV light.
D. UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C are equally energetic.
6. During the Antarctic spring, ozone is destroyed at a greater rate than it is formed
A. on the surface of atmospheric ice crystals.
B. in a process that is catalytic.
C. in polar stratospheric clouds.
D. All of these choices are correct.
7. The goal of the Montreal Protocol in 1987 was to
A. reduce the amount of new production of chlorofluorocarbons in developed countries.
B. recycle existing chlorofluorocarbons rather than release them into the air.
C. encourage research into substitutes for chlorofluorocarbons.
D. All of these choices are correct.
8. HFCs may be used to replace CFCs. Which compound is a HFC?
A. CH2Cl CCl2F
B. CH2FCl
C. CF3CH2F
D. CHClF2
9. The speed of light in air
A. depends only on the frequency of the light.
B. depends only on the wavelength of light.
C. is independent of the wavelength and frequency of light.
D. depends on both the wavelength and the frequency of light.
10. DNA, the genetic material of living organisms, is damaged by light in the
A. visible region of the spectrum.
B. ultraviolet region, especially below a wavelength of 320 nm.
C. ultraviolet region, especially above a wavelength of 340 nm.
D. infrared region of the spectrum.
, 11. The ozone hole is most prominent on the Earth over
A. North America.
B. Europe.
C. Africa.
D. Antarctica.
12. Which contributes to the ozone hole?
A. automobile exhaust
B. chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
C. loss of Northern forests
D. All of these choices are correct.
13. Ozone in our atmosphere is important because it
A. absorbs some UV radiation.
B. helps trees grow.
C. reacts with excess CO2.
D. reflects IR radiation.
14. Wavelength is the
A. number of waves passing a fixed point in one second.
B. height of the wave.
C. distance between successive peaks in a wave.
D. distance between a peak of one wave and the next trough.
15. The structure of ozone most closely resembles a
A. linear molecule with different lengths of chemical bonds, for example, .
B. linear molecule with the same length of chemical bonds, for example, .
C.
bent molecule with different lengths of chemical bonds, for example, .
D.
bent molecule with the same length of chemical bonds, for example, .
