Environmental Science

Name the layers of the atmosphere in order

• thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, troposphere

in the troposphere and mesosphere, as elevation increases, the temperature...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

in the thermosphere and stratosphere, as elevation increases, temperature...

• decreases

• stays the same

• increases

____ are emitted directly into the atmosphere

• primary pollutants

• secondary pollutants

• particulants

pollutants form once they are in the atmosphere through chemical reactions with water vapor or other atmosphere gases

• secondary

• primary

• particulants

are tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in air. examples are dust, pollen, soot, or ash

• particulants

• acid rain

• nitrogen oxide

forms when nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides in the air react to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid

• nitrogen oxide

• sulfur oxide

• acid rain

comes from car exhaust, leads to eye, nose, and throat irritation, and lead to ozone formation and photochemical smog

• sulfur oxide

• nitrogen oxide

• carbon oxide

comes from burning of fossil fuels, especially coal

• carbon oxide

• nitrogen oxide

• sulfur oxide

examples of ____ are carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, a carbon monoxide, a molecule that blocks the blood from transporting oxygen.

• ozone

• carbon oxide

• VOC's