Knowledge Set 4 Review

Which of these is one of the compounds responsible for the change in oceanic pH?

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Calcium carbonate

• Potassium hydroxide

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The ocean is considered ____.

• Basic

• Acidic

• Neutral

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is the ‘cleanest’ burning (releases the least amount of SO2)?

• sour crude

• Coal

• Natural gas

‘Acid Rain’ is precipitation that fall below ___ on the pH scale.

• 5

• 5.6

• 7

• 8

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of these is the most important gas involved in acid deposition?

• Sulfur dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Where is “good” ozone located?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesopause

Which type of UV radiation is most harmful to life on Earth?

• UVA

• UVB

• UVC

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Which of these is a human threat that led to the depletion of the ozone layer?

• DDTs

• CFCs

• CaCl

• O3

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which legislation was part of an international treaty to phase out ozone depleting chemicals like CFCs?

• Paris Accord

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

Which of these is not an adverse effect of ozone layer depletion?

• Increased skin cancer

• Decreased crop yields

• Buoyancy of plastics

• disruption of fish larvae development

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5