ENV 111 Exam 5

Which of the following would not be considered a mobile source of pollutants?

• Car

• Plane

• Factory

• Train

Pollutants that are created through reactions of other pollutants in the atmosphere.

• Primary pollutants

• Secondary pollutants

• Tertiary pollutants

• Natural sources

Colorless, odorless gas mostly from cars that inhibits the body's ability to transport oxygen.

• Ground-level ozone

• Particulate matter

• Carbon monoxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

Emissions from vehicles and contributes to ozone formation and fine particle pollution.

• Ground-level ozone

• Carbon monoxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Sulfur dioxide

From chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides and VOCs. Can damage vegetation and ecosystems.

• Ground-level ozone

• Particulate matter

• Sulfur dioxide

• Lead

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The part of the atmosphere that protects the surface from ultraviolet radiation

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Ozone Layer

• Photochemical smog

Produced due to sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides in the atmosphere from fossil fuels. This has the ability to shift pH, erode stone, and corrode metal.

• Climate change

• Global warming

• Ozone depletion

• Acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is a major factor in Earth's varying climates. It results in sunlight reaching different regions at different angles and is the reason for seasons.

• Solar radiation from the sun

• Tilt of the Earth

• Greenhouse gases

• Rain shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Significant shifts in long-term averages of temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns.

• Greenhouse effect

• Global Warming

• Climate Change

• Decadal Cycles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is one of the major drivers of coral bleaching?

• Predators

• Laundry detergent

• Ocean acidification

• Symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4