Climate change
Air pollution
Ozone depletion
Air pollution
Chapter mixed
100
When is projected rapid climate change thought to occur?
During our lifetime
100
Burning fossil fuels is a primary way to increase ______ in the atmosphere.
carbon dioxide
100
What is the primary responsible party in ozone depletion?
CFCs
100
Photochemical smog can be reduced by
A. higher temperatures
B. climate change
C. more sunshine
D. reduced traffic
D. reduced traffic
100
Lakes in shallow soil and low in limestone are most affected by
Acid rain
200
Oceans moderate climate change by during what?
Remove 25% of CO2 from atmosphere
200
VOCs and NO2 react with sunlight to produce what?
photochemical smog
200
Ozone depletion can be setback if what continues?
Climate change
200
What is a common indoor pollutant found in carpets, furniture, and building materials?
A. VOCs
B. formaldehyde
C. methane
D. ozone
B. formaldehyde
200
Why is cutting down half the trees in the Amazon rainforest bad?
Tipping point because of less CO2 uptake
300
About how long would it take for the ozone to recover if we stop using ozone-depleting chemicals?
60 years
300
How does Nitrogen oxide change to nitric acid in the atmosphere?
Mix with water
300
Where is the hole in the ozone layer located?
Anataricia
300
Which greenhouse gas has risen greatly since 1750?
methane
300
CO2 consuming photosynthetic organisms can be destroyed by accelerated atmospheric warming caused by
increased UV radiation from ozone hole
400
What’s one basic approach to dealing with harmful effects of atmospheric warming?
Dramatically reducing greenhouse emission gases
400
Methane is a type of primary pollutant but can also be classified as what?
*This need to be based on what we went over in class.*
VOCs
400
Why was it incorrect to say that there was no ozone in the ozone hole?
There's still ozone there just thinner ad allowing more UV in.
400
Reflecting more sunlight into space would be considered a plan for?
geoengineering
400
At our current rate we are going combined with the fact that the world is not making any changes to the concentrations of atmospheric CO2 the tipping point of 450 ppm should be reached?
In 1 year
In 1000 years
In a few decades
In 50 years
3. in a few decades
500
How much did the average surface temperature of the Earth change from 1950 to 2015?
One degree celsius
500
What were the two developed countries that had not signed the Kyoto Protocol by the time of the film being made?
US and Australia
500
With new technology we have been able to measure the amount of what in the atmosphere by using ice cores?
CO2
500
What is the dispersal timing for dry and wet deposition?
Dry 2-3 days and wet 4-14 days
500
Explain how temperature inversion works.
Warm air staying on top of cool air instead of mixing