About Our Atmosphere!
This act was passed to phase out the use of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances.
What is The Montreal Protocol?
This % of energy is what is actually passed down to other organisms when consumed.
What is 10%?
This type of pollution only comes from a single, identifiable source. What is this called?
What is Point-Source Pollution?
This chemical reaction is created by sunlight, NOx, and VOCS.
What is photochemical smog?
This type of plate boundary slides past one another, creating earthquakes.
What are Transform Boundaries?
This ozone, out of the two ozones, is mainly considered the "good ozone." What is this called?
What is Stratospheric Ozone?
What biome is known for having low moisture and daily fluctuating temperatures?
What is the Desert?
What is the process that occurs when there is an abundance of nutrients in water, leading to to an increase in algae?
What is Eutrophication?
This indoor air pollutant is known to be located in cracks of a basement, causing diseases like cancer if inhaled.
What are Asbestos?
This type of plate boundary pulls apart from one another, creating rift valleys.
What are Divergent Boundaries?
This element found in CFCs are the main ones responsible for breaking down O3 molecules.
What is Chlorine?
This biome is known to have permafrost. What is this biome?
What is the Tundra?
What is the process called when fat-soluble toxins builds up in the tissues of a single organism?
What is Bioaccumulation?
This occurs when a layer of warm air traps cool, polluted air near the ground.
What is Thermal Inversion?
This type of soil has the highest permeability.
What is Sand?
This UV ray is completely absorbed by our ozone layer. What is this UV ray called?
What is UV C?
This area is the main nitrogen reservoir on Earth. What is this area called?
What is the Atmosphere?
What kind of pollution is made when heated water is discharged into waterways, lowering the dissolve oxygen levels?
What is Thermal Pollution?
This can occur from the sources of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides.
What is Acid Rain?
This is the layer of the atmosphere where almost all of Earth's weather occurs in.
What is the Trophosphere?
This greenhouse gas is responsible for contributing to the cause of ocean acidification. What is this gas called?
What is Carbon Dioxide?
This % is the amount of nitrogen that is actually found in our atmosphere. What is the %?
What is 78%?
This chemical interferes with the endocrine systems of animals.
What are Endocrine Disrupters?
This indoor air pollutant that is found in rocks, specifically bedrock and can cause cancer if inhaled.
What is Radon?
This intensified, opposite phase of ENSO brings cold waters to the eastern tropical Pacific and wetter conditions to Southeast Asia.
What is La Nina?