Ozone Depletion
The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. The greenhouse effect
D. Radiation
C. The greenhouse effect
What is one of the main reasons for sea level rise?
A. As water melts, it expands.
B. As water heats up, it expands.
C. Higher amounts of rainfall into the ocean.
D. The ground is sinking down into the ocean.
B. As water heats up, it expands.
Warming seas will...
A. Increase the number of storms
B. The number if storms will stay the same
C. Decrease the number of storms
A. Increase the number of storms
Which of the following aquatic species provides a habitat for thousands of other species?
A. Phytoplankton
B. Coral reefs
C. Zooxanthellae
D. Sea weed
B. Coral reefs
Which of the following best identifies the primary cause of increasing acidity in the oceans?
A. Microplastic pollution from personal care products
B. Agricultural fertilizer runoff into rivers that feed into the ocean
C. Petroleum pollution from large-scale oil tanker spills
D. Carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels
D. Carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels
An area's climate changes and it gets LESS rainfall. what can happen?
A. More hurricanes
B. Floods
C. More forest fires
D. More diseases
C. More forest fires
What is the main cause of coral bleaching?
A. Too much sunlight
B. Whales chewing on coral reefs
C. Higher ocean temperatures
D. Not enough carbon dioxide is dissolved in ocean water
C. Higher ocean temperatures
Pick all of the following traits that make a species More likely to go extinct:
A. Ability to move to a new habitat
B. Inability to move to a new habitat
C. Being a specialist
D. Being a generalist
B. Inability to move to a new habitat
C. Being a specialist
Which is the primary cause of stratospheric ozone depletion?
A. Chlorine atoms in CFCs
B. Sulfur dioxide in photochemical smog
C. Mercury from combustion of coal
D. PANS from automobile exhaust
A. Chlorine atoms in CFCs
What is true about the melting of permafrost?
A. The melting of permafrost helps to regulate and cool down the air temperature in the arctic.
B. The melting of permafrost has no affect on anything.
C. The melting of permafrost releases greenhouse gasses, which increases warming.
D. The permafrost is cap
C. The melting of permafrost releases greenhouse gasses, which increases warming.
Which of these is true about the melting of sea ice?
A. The cold, fresh water added helps to cools the ocean, counteracting the warming.
B. Ice has a higher albedo than the ocean's surface and so as ice melts, the ocean absorbs more heat.
C. The melting of sea ice strands polar bears who cannot swim between the "islands" of ice.
D. Actually ice isn't melting, it's all a conspiracy.
B. Ice has a higher albedo than the ocean's surface and so as ice melts, the ocean absorbs more heat.
Which of the following traits are most likely to be present in an invasive species?
A. Generalist
B. Specialist
C. r-selected species
D. K-selected species
A. Generalist
C. r-selected species
The stratospheric ozone layer benefits life on earth by..
A. Contributing to the formation of ground-ozone layer
B. Holding large amounts of stratospheric moisture
C. Binding CFCs and breaking down pollutants
D. Absorbing 99% of incoming UV-B and UV-C radiation
D. Absorbing 99% of incoming UV-B and UV-C radiation
Which of the following gases has the greatest impact on global climate change as a result of having the highest global warming potential?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Chloroflorocarbons (CFC)
D. Chloroflorocarbons (CFC)
Which of the following best describes how ocean acidification harms coral reefs
A. Acidification increases the level of phosphorus in the water surrounding the reefs, which decreases growth rates of the algae that inhabit the reefs.
B. Acidification attracts harmful invasive species to the reefs, which destroy the living components of the reef.
C. Acidification causes a dramatic increase in the rates of primary productivity, which releases excess carbon dioxide and leads to a negative feedback loop.
D. Acidification decreases the amount of carbonate ions, which leads to a decline in the formation of reef infrastructure.
D. Acidification decreases the amount of carbonate ions, which leads to a decline in the formation of reef infrastructure.
Which of the following could directly lead to a loss of biodiversity as an unintended consequence of human actions?
A. Temperature increases causes terrestrial habitats to shift toward the poles.
B. Local conservation groups invest in wildlife friendly gardens.
C. Mangrove forests are removed as part of a beach development project.
D. Homeowners reduce or eliminate the use of fertilizers on lawns.
C. Mangrove forests are removed as part of a beach development project.
Which of the following best describes why there has been a reduction in ozone depletion over the last 30 years?
A. The U.S. began decreasing CFC emissions under the regulation of the Clean Air Act
B. Less developed countries created a global plan to decrease CFC emissions by signing the CERCLA Act
C. Several developed countries signed the Kyoto Protocol as an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
D. A global plan to reduce CFC emissions was enacted by signing the Montreal Protocol
D. A global plan to reduce CFC emissions was enacted by signing the Montreal Protocol
Which of the following are linked to an increase in ocean water temperature?
A. An increase in metabolism in marine species and a decrease in dissolved oxygen in ocean water.
B. An decrease in metabolism in marine species and a decrease in dissolved oxygen in ocean water.
C. An increase in metabolism in marine species and a increase in dissolved oxygen in ocean water.
D. An decrease in metabolism in marine species and a increase in dissolved oxygen in ocean water.
A. An increase in metabolism in marine species and a decrease in dissolved oxygen in ocean water.
Which of the following describes the effects of increasing global temperature on coral ecosystems?
A. Warmer water will have higher dissolved oxygen, which will lead to an increase in coral reef biodiversity
B. White algae will cover the coral reefs, causing the coral reefs to appear bleached
C. Algae that live symbiotically with the coral leave the reefs, causing coral bleaching.
D. Brown algae outcompetes the coral for food, causing the coral to die off
C. Algae that live symbiotically with the coral leave the reefs, causing coral bleaching.
Which of the following best describes an example of a harmful effect of an invasive species on biodiversity?
A. Invasive zebra mussels increase the population size of several native mollusks in a lake ecosystem.
B. Asian carp outcompete native fish species in river in the United States.
C. Polar bears prey on ringed and bearded seals in an Artic ecosystem.
D. Wind blown species from a grass species colonize a new volcanic island in the Pacific ocean.
B. Asian carp outcompete native fish species in river in the United States.