Atmosphere Quizizz

What percentage of the atmosphere is composed of oxygen?

• 12 percent

• 21 percent

• 58 percent

• 78 percent

A ratio that compares the amount of water vapor the air contains to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature is

• temperature inversion

• radiation

• relative humidity

• convection

Carbon-containing fuels, or fossil fuels, formed millions of years ago from the remains of

• gases in the atmosphere

• chlorofluorocarbons

• living organisms

• volcanic eruptions

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How does carbon monoxide affect human health?

• It interferes with the body's ability to deliver oxygen to cells

• It irritates the skin in young children

• It helps the respiratory system function more efficiently

• It depletes ozone, causing greater exposure to the sun’s rays

A(n) ______ can trap smog close to the surface. It happens when a layer of cool, dense air stays near the ground and under a layer of warm air.

• temperature inversion

• acid deposition

• air mass

• convection current

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Pollutants are removed or changed chemically before they leave factory smokestacks by a(n)

• chlorofluorocarbon

• scrubber

• inversion

• catalytic converter

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Ozone depletion was caused by the following chemicals, ________, which were used in refrigerators and aerosol spray cans.

• catalytic converters

• fossil fuels

• chlorofluorocarbons

• scrubbers

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How does the ozone layer benefit living things on Earth?

• Provides drinking water in the form of rain

• Protects life from the sun's ultraviolet rays

• Is necessary for most living things to breathe

• Keeps Earth cool enough for life to survive

What is the source of most air pollution?

• Forest fires

• Combustion of fossil fuels

• Natural process

• The ozone layer

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The ozone hole is primarily located over:

• New Jersey

• India

• Montreal

• Antarctica