Air Pollution Vocabulary Quiz

Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation. (a)  

• ozone layer
• air pollution
• smog
• acid deposition

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SEV2

the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources (a)  

• air pollution
• smog
• acid deposition
• climate change

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SEV4

fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants. (a)  

• climate change
• smog
• carbon footprint
• acid deposition

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SEV4

acid deposition

• Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted by burning fossil fuels, enter the atmosphere-where they combine with oxygen and water to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid-and return to Earth's surface

• a change in global or regional climate patterns due to global warming caused by excess greenhouse gasses

• the removal of carbon from fossil-fuel combustion and storage of the carbon, usually underground

• Manipulation of earths climate system to counteract the effects of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

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SEV4

a change in global or regional climate patterns due to global warming caused by excess greenhouse gasses (a)  

• carbon footprint
• mitigation
• climate change
• carbon capture and storage (CCS)

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SEV2

carbon footprint

• the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by an individual, group, or location

• the removal of carbon from fossil-fuel combustion and storage of the carbon, usually underground

• chemicals that have the potential to destroy the ozone; ex.) hair-spray, refrigeration, etc.

• Manipulation of earths climate system to counteract the effects of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions

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SEV5

chemicals that have the potential to destroy the ozone; ex.) hair-spray, refrigeration, etc. (a)  

• geoengineering
• chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
• carbon capture and storage (CCS)
• carbon footprint

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SEV5

Manipulation of earths climate system to counteract the effects of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

• geoengineering

• chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

• carbon capture and storage (CCS)

• carbon footprint

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SEV4

the removal of carbon from fossil-fuel combustion and storage of the carbon, usually underground (a)  

• geoengineering
• chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
• carbon capture and storage (CCS)
• carbon footprint

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SEV1

A drought is...

• when there is little to no rain and it is very hot.

• when there is little to no rain and it is very cold.

• when there is less rain than normal for an extended period of time for an area.

• when an area gets more rain than normal.

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SEV1