Name: __________________________ Date: ____________
Ozone Crossword Puzzle
adapted from: http://146.6.184.140/k12/ozone%20layer.htm
Across
3 across - Microscopic animals harmed by excess UV
6 across - Especially harmful band of UV radiation
11 across - One atom of this can destroy over 100,000 ozone molecules
12 across - Unnatural thinning of the ozone layer by human activities
13 across - Skin ___: One of the worst health effects of too much sun
14 across - ___ conditioning: one type of equipment that used CFCs
15 across - Unit for measuring column ozone
17 across - ___osphere: Part of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer
Down
1 down - The southernmost continent; location of the ozone hole
2 down - Wind pattern over Antarctica that isolates the ozone hole
4 down - Ozone ___: region containing most atmospheric ozone
5 down - Montreal ___: Treaty protecting the ozone layer
7 down - Chemical that makes methyl bromide an ozone-depleting substance
8 down - Molecule that absorbs UVB radiation from the sun, protecting Earth
9 down - A substitute for CFCs that's much less damaging to the ozone layer
10 down - Ultra___: Harmful solar radiation
16 down - Measure of how much a chemical harms the ozone layer
Word Bank Cancer
HCFC
Strat
Dobson
UVB
ODP
Violet
Depletion
Air
Plankton
Antarctica
Vortex
Bromine
Chlorine
Layer
Protocol