Environmental Science_Prelim Review

___ which has shorter wavelength is more harmful than ___

• UV-b & UV-a
• UV-a & UV-b
• UV-ab & UV-ba
• Light & Energy

A chemical reaction in which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide molecules and water into glucose and oxygen

• Photosynthesis
• Carbon Dioxide
• Hydrogen
• Lead

A condition in which the quality of air is degraded due to the presence of harmful substances, particulate matter, and biological agents, Dirty air is not fit for breathing?

• Air pollution
• Air pollutant
• Combustion
• Depletion

A condition in which the quality of air is degraded due to the presence of harmful substances, particulate matter, and biological agents.

• Air Pollutant
• Air Pollution
• Secondary Pollutants
• Primary Pollutants

A condition where cool air is not able to rise because it is trapped by warmer air.

• Ozone depletion
• Acid deposition
• Thermal inversion
• Indoor air pollution

A factory which is surrounded by mountains and tall buildings.

• Non-point sources
• Point sources
• Air pollutants
• Thermal inversion

A group of inhabitants or individuals of the same species in an ecosystem is called

• Species
• Community
• Population
• Organism

A group of pollutants made up of very small solid or liquid droplets that remain suspended in air

• Combustion of fuels
• Airborne Pathogens
• Particulate Matter
• Acid Deposition

A neurotoxin that can damage the brain and other organs which could lead to death.

• Carbon monoxide
• Nitrogen
• Carbon dioxide
• Leab

A primary product of the combustion of hydrocarbons

• Carbon dioxide
• Lithium Dioxide
• Dioxide Dioxide
• Carbon Carbon