Global Environmental Issues

What causes acid rain?

• High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
• Fertilizer use
• Pesticide use
• CFCs

Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called

• Air pollution
• Temperature inversion
• Light pollution
• Smog

Which is an environmental effect of acid rain?

• Asthma

• Cleaner freshwater

• Destroyed forests and trees

• Increased manufacturing

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide (CO2)

• nitrous oxide (N2O)

• methane (CH4)

• sulphur dioxide (SO2)

What causes acid rain?

• pollutants from burning fossil fuels

• runoff from agriculture

• Pesticide use

• CFCs

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

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How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.

• Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

Which 2 greenhouse gases contribute the MOST to global warming of Earth?

• N₂O and H₂O

• O₃ and H₂O

• CO₂ and CH₄

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.

• Greenhouse Effect
• Global Warming
• Carbon Dioxide Gases
• Methane

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