9461879036 | What are the 2 most common gasses in Earth's atmosphere | Nitrogen and oxygen | 0 | |
9461879037 | of the following gasses in Earth's atmosphere which one is least chemically reactive | Nitrogen | 1 | |
9461879038 | The stratosphere has a greater_______ than the troposphere | Concentration of ozone | 2 | |
9461879039 | Which of the following occurs as air circulates in The atmosphere | Warm, less dense air rises from the Earth's surface and becomes cooler and denser in the upper troposphere | 3 | |
9461879040 | Where are the descending air flows of the Hadley cells located | Near 30゚ North and South latitude | 4 | |
9461879041 | The Coriolis effect is caused by | The rotation of the Earth | 5 | |
9461879042 | The polar jet stream are | Located in the upper troposphere near the boundary between the feral and polar cells | 6 | |
9461879043 | Major storms form | In areas of low atmospheric pressure | 7 | |
9461879044 | Which of the following locations is likely to experience a flooding June storm with precipitation of greater than 6 cm | A city with a mean June precipitation 5 cm and high variance | 8 | |
9461879045 | How the weather in climate differ | Weather is a description of a short term atmospheric condition, where climate is a description of average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time | 9 | |
9461879046 | The release of sulfur oxides into the atmosphere results in the formation of | acid precipitation | 10 | |
9461879047 | _____ ozone Is a_______ Pollutant formed during a series of reactions involving VOCs and nitrogen oxides | Tropospheric, secondary | 11 | |
9461879048 | The United States they concentration of lead in the atmosphere has recently | Decreased as a result of the ban on the use of lead in gasoline | 12 | |
9461879049 | What is a key source of carbon monoxide released into the atmosphere | The incomplete combustion of fossil fuels | 13 | |
9461879050 | which of the following pollutants directly interferes with the function of the nervous system | lead | 14 | |
9461879051 | Catalytic convertors are used ______to control _____emission | In cars, nitrogen oxide | 15 | |
9461879052 | emissions of_____ have increased since 1970 in the United States | carbon dioxide | 16 | |
9461879053 | The ozone layer is located In the | Stratosphere | 17 | |
9461879054 | Which other follow you contributed to the depletion of ozone layer during the 20th century | Chlorine Atoms, chlotofluorocarbons, nitrous oxides | 18 | |
9461879055 | Depletion of the ozone layer causes which of the following | More cases of skin cancer | 19 | |
9461879056 | What are the likely reasons why the montreal protocol agreement was successful | There was clear science, broad International consensus, and Available Technological replacements for CFC's | 20 | |
9461879057 | While we have some ozone depletion over the United States it's not as large as the hole over Antarctica why don't we have an ozone hole over the United States | The ozone hole only forms in very cold, dark areas where there is reduced circulation of air compared to the rest of the atmosphere | 21 |
Environmental science, Pearson, chapter 9 quizzes Flashcards
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