ECONOMICS 415CLICKER QUESTIONS

Chapter 7 – Question Set #1

Ozone depletion refers to

1. the conversion of oxygen to ozone in the stratosphere.

2. the conversion of ozone to oxygen in the stratosphere.

3. the conversion of chlorofluorocarbons into ozone in the stratosphere.

4. the disruption of the carbon cycle.

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Ozone in the stratosphere serves the critical function of

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1. producing oxygen.2. blocking the

penetration of ultraviolet light.

3. allowing the penetration of ultraviolet light.

4. both 1 and 2.

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1. it is an easily enforced policy.

2. costs of abatement are low due to the availability of substitutes.

3. deposit refund systems will not work.

The international agreement which required the cessation of emissions of CFC by the year 1996 in developed countries is

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1. The Rio Summit2. The Montreal Protocol3. the Brazilian Initiative

on Chlorofluorocarbons.4. the Canadian Initiative

on Chlorofluorocarbons.5. The Kyoto Protocol

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