Atmosphere
ENSO
Wind Patterns
Smog
Random
100
____% of Nitrogen in the atmosphere
78%
100
What is the location of low pressure (rain) during an El Nino?
Eastern (US) Pacific
100
A sailor is caught in a stale part of the ocean with no wind blowing. What is this area called?
Doldrums
100
Is a smog primary or secondary pollutant? why?
secondary
100
Which protocol did the US sign: Kyoto or Montreal?
Montreal, the one closer to home
200
The layer in which weather occurs
Troposphere
200
Approximately how often does El Nino occur?
Three to five years
200
What is the prevailing direction of wind in the region:
Above and 60 degrees N latitude?
Between 60 degrees N and 30 degrees N?
Between 30 degrees N and the equator?
Easterly
Westerly
Easterly
200
Write the two chemical equations for photochemical smog and industrial smog
PANs + O3 = Photochemical smog
VOCs + NOx = Industrial smog
200
The tilt and shape of the Earth create the _____ and _____
Climate and the four seasons
300
Name the compounds involved in forming acid rain
Sulfuric Acid and Nitric Acid
300
Cold water is pushed downward and blocks the nutrients from the bottom and as a result marine life migrates to colder waters. What is occurring to cause this?
Upwelling is occurring
300
What wind cell are we currently living in?
Ferrel cell
300
Explain the difference between primary and secondary pollutants
primary is from the source, secondary needs to react with something else
300
What is the purpose of the Clean Air Act and what year did the US sign it?
Regulate emissions of air pollutants, 1970
400
What is the most potent greenhouse gas considered to be? Name 2 examples
CFCs are the most potent greenhouse gasses, aerosols, refrigerants, styrofoam
400
How much warmer does the Pacific Ocean have to be in order for it to be an El Nino year
0.5 degrees C warmer
400
What is the name of the fast moving winds between the cells?
Jetstreams
400
True or False: With an inversion of temperature, the pollutants can escape
False
400
What are two effects on the environment from pollution?
Crop damage, forest damage, aquatic ecosystem damage due to rise in pH, visibility (smog), chemical weathering of rocks, buildings and monuments.
500
Draw the layers of the atmosphere in the correct order, and include what can be found in each
Troposphere- weather, birds, planes. Stratosphere- Ozone. Mesosphere- Radio waves. Thermosphere- Aurora Borealis.
500
What are 5 factors that could determine a La Nina year? (Hint: Location, strength of trade winds, strength of upwelling, position of thermocline, location of surface water)
Western Pacific, Strong trade winds, Strong upwelling, Deep thermocline, Western surface water
500
D is further North, its latitude, and it is higher up, its altitude
500
What factors in an area contribute to higher amounts of smog? (Hint: there are 5)
Low winds, High temperatures, High ozone, High population, and high thermal inversion
500
In a newer building, office workers are complaining about having severe itchy eyes, throat irritation, dry and itchy skin, and nausea. Which syndrome are they experiencing?
Sick building syndrome