Quiz about Test - Atmosphere (3/5/2019)

Question 1

This occurs in nature in small amounts in the upper atmosphere (10-30 miles)?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

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Nitrous Oxide

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Methan

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Water Vapor

Question 2

This is a gas produced from breathing, volcanic eruptions, and burning of fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide

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Water Vapor

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Methane

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Ozone

Question 3

This gas has increased the most and traps heat?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide

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Ozone

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Water Vapor

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Methane

Question 4

When we discuss greenhouse gases what is the main one we discuss?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

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Methane (CH₄)

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Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

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Flourinated gases

Question 5

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

Accepted Answer

burning fossil fuels

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using bottled water

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texting on cellphones

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eating meat

Question 6

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 7

The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called

Accepted Answer

the greenhouse effect

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evaporation

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condensation

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radiation

Question 8

Without any greenhouse effect the Earth would be...

Accepted Answer

Too Cold to Support Life

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Fine

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Very Hot

Question 9

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

Water Vapor (H₂O) and Carbon Dioxide CO₂

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Water Vapor (H₂O) and Methane (CH₄)

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Carbon Dioxide CO₂and Methane (CH₄)

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Water Vapor (H₂O) and Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

Question 10

T/F: Earth Naturally goes through periods of warm and cold

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 11

Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

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Troposphere

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Ionosphere

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Exosphere

Question 12

Consequences of climate change include:

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All of the above

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Stronger hurricanes

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Increased flooding

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Frequent droughts

Question 13

What are fossils?

Accepted Answer

The remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or the traces of their activities.

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Weathering and erosion that cause rocks to form, break down, and re-form.

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Sediment layers that form due to pressure, heat, and time.

Question 14

What is released when fossil fuels are burned?

Accepted Answer

greenhouse gases

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oxygen

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air

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water

Question 15

What did scientists find that provided evidence that America and Africa were once connected?

Accepted Answer

Fossils of an ancient fern in Antarctica.

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Dinosaur bones.

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Remains of hominids.

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A trace fossil of ancient marine life.

Question 16

What is some problems with using fossil fuels? Choose three answers.

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Burning fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases.

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Fossil fuels are running out.

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Fossil fuels are nonrenewable.

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Fossil fuels are cheaper than alternative sources of power.

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Fossil fuels power our cars, factories, and lives.

Question 17

Where weather occurs.

Accepted Answer

troposphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

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mesosphere

Question 18

Where you will find the ozone layer.

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

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mesosphere

Question 19

What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen and oxygen

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Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Trace gases and water vapor

Question 20

Which statement is true?

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The troposphere has the highest pressure because gravity keeps the air down.

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The troposphere has the highest temperature because of the distance from the Sun

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The exosphere has the highest temperature because of the distance from the Sun

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The exosphere has the highest pressure because gravity keeps the air down.

Question 21

Why are some layers warmer than others?

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some layers contain gases that can absorb the sun's energy

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they get hotter the higher up you go

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some layers closer to the sun are hotter

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there is no wind in the upper atmosphere

Question 22

As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.

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decreases

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increases

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stays the same

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gets very hot

Question 23

What is the layer of the atmosphere in which meteors burn up?

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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Stratosphere

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Troposphere

Question 24

Percentage of Earth's atmosphere that carbon dioxide makes up

Accepted Answer

less than 1%

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5%

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20%

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80%

Question 25

Most ozone is located between_______________________miles above earth

Accepted Answer

10-30

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1-2

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60-310

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5-6

Question 26

The zone or Sub-layer outside the Earth's atmosphere that is commonly known as "outer space."

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Exopshere

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 27

Which layer consists of a large amount of ions and free electrons?

Accepted Answer

Ionosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Exosphere

Question 28

Which is true about the Mesosphere?

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Burns up most asteroids before they reach Earth

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Home to the northern lights

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Lowest layer of the atmosphere

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Second layer of the atmosphere

Question 29

Which layer contains most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Ionosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 30

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

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Respiratory problems

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Reduced food sources for humans

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Increased disease for humans

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Decrease in global temperatures

Question 31

Greenhouses gases

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Absorb and radiate heat

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Destroy the ozone layer

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Cause respiratory problems

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Create smog

Question 32

Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable

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True

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False

Question 33

When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?

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They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation

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They are exposed to Smog

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Nothing happens

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They are exposed to Acid Rain

Question 34

Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.

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emissions

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temperature decrease

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headaches

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natural pollution

Question 35

Select the natural form of air pollution.

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Forest Fires

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CFC's

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Burning Fossil Fuels

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Paints and Solvents

Question 36

1. Smog is...

Accepted Answer

A chemical reaction between the water in the air, pollution and the sun.

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A type of acid rain

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A type of cloud

Question 37

What is air pollution?

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Any harmful substance that builds up in the air

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pollen, dust, gases

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industrial pollution

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chemicals in the water

Question 38

Where is the "GOOD" ozone located?

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stratosphere

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troposphere

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mesosphere

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thermosphere

Question 39

Which ones are consider primary air pollutants?

Accepted Answer

all are correct!!!!

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Nitrogen oxides

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Sulfur dioxides

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Carbon monoxide

Question 40

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

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Particulate matter

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Lead

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Ground-level ozone

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Nitrogen oxides

Question 41

What is a secondary pollutant?

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pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

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pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

Question 42

Air pollution can cause...

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

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asthma

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lung cancer

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emphysema

Question 43

People in China wear _____ to help with the air pollution.

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masks

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bandanas

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helmets

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oxygen tanks

Question 44

What did Congress create in 1970?

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Environmental Group

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Environmental Prevention Association

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Environmental Group of Companies

Question 45

Which of the following gives the authority for federal government to clean air in the US?

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Clean Air Act

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Clean Lungs Act

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Clean Breath Act

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Clean Water Act

Question 46

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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insulation.

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 47

The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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insulation.

Question 48

Two objects at different temperatures are in contact. Which of the following happens to their thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy passes from the warmer object to the cooler object.

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Their thermal energies remain the same.

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Thermal energy passes from the cooler object to the warmer object

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Thermal energy passes back and forth equally between the two objects.

Question 49

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Convection

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Conduction

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insulation.

Question 50

A large house being heated by heater warms a house when the air is circulating.

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

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insulation.

Question 51

When the amount of energy received from the sun and the amount of energy returned to space are about equal, it is called

Accepted Answer

radiation balance

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seasonal equality.

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solar reradiation.

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global warming.

Question 52

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

Accepted Answer

less

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more

Question 53

Lidia sets an empty metal pot on a hot stove burner. Which diagram best shows how heat from the burner will flow through the metal of the pot?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

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