Global climate change occurs because increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses in

troposphere absorbs outgoing heat radiation

stratosphere absorbs outgoing heat radiation

troposphere absorbs incoming UV radiation

stratosphere absorbs incoming UV radiation

Possible effects of a warmer atmosphere include which of the following?

Expanded ranges of tropical diseases

More intense hurricanes and typhoons

Increased crop damage from pests and diseases

Which of the following are direct products of the use of hydrocarbon fuels in automobile engines?

a. CO 2 (carbon dioxide), NO (nitrogen oxide) and VOCs (volatile organic compounds)

a. O (oxygen), N (nitrogen) and CO (carbon monoxide)

a. CO (carbon monoxide), Ar (argon), and O 3 (ozone)

a. CO 2 (carbon dioxide), H 2 O (water) and O 3 (ozone)

Which of the following has most directly resulted in increased skin cancer rates in Australia?

Ozone depletion in the stratosphere

Water pollution in the Antarctic Ocean

Increased immigration of Asian people into Australia

The occurrence of a solar maximum

Which of the following is part of a positive feedback mechanism associated with global climate change?

Increased cloudiness caused by more moisture in the atmosphere

The three main anthropogenic (human-caused) sources of gaseous air pollutants in the United States are

Industry, transportation, and energy production

Soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

Soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

Industry, construction, and agriculture

Which of the following factors is fundamentally responsible for seasons on Earth?

The tilt of Earth’s axis of rotation

The varying distance of Earth from the Sun

The latitudinal variation in temperature and precipitation

The tidal pull of the Sun and Moon

Which of the following actions would reduce global greenhouse emissions?

Replacing coal-burning power plants with wind farms

Increasing the use of automobiles

Decreasing the number of nuclear power plants

Converting tropical forests to rice paddies

One solution for reducing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide would be to

decrease the use of fossil fuels

increase oceanic temperatures to enhance carbon dioxide uptake

increase the rate of removal of tropical rain forests

decrease the total area of rice paddies

True statements about ozone include which of the following?

It is a pollutant in the troposphere AND It filters out most of the UV radiation in the stratosphere

It is a pollutant in the troposphere

It filters out most of the UV radiation in the stratosphere

Most of it is formed in the stratosphere by reaction between carbon dioxide and free oxygen atoms.

Global warming is most likely to directly cause which of the following?

Coastal flooding and submersion of low-lying areas

Shifting of grain belts toward the equator

Falling sea levels in the Southern Hemisphere

A decrease in the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

Environmental Science Air Pollution & Climate

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The phenomenon causing global warming occurs primarily in this region of the atmosphere.

Exosphere

Thermosphere

Stratosphere

Troposphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The beneficial ozone layer is in this region of the atmosphere.

Troposphere

Statosphere

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Most oxygen is found in this layer of the atmosphere.

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A greenhouse gas that is exclusively anthropogenic (from human activity)

water

carbon dioxide

ozone

CFCs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The most abundant nonanthropogenic (non-human activity; caused by nature) greenhouse gas

water vapor

ozone

methane

CFCs

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A greenhouse gas that, in the lower troposphere, is formed by photochemical (reaction with the sun) reactions

water vapor

carbon dioxide

methane

ozone

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Most often cited as what causes acid deposition (acid rain)

sulfur dioxide

lead

ozone

carbon dioxide

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The phenomenon causing global warming occurs primarily in this region of the atmosphere.

The beneficial ozone layer is in this region of the atmosphere.

Most oxygen is found in this layer of the atmosphere.

A greenhouse gas that is exclusively anthropogenic (from human activity)

The most abundant nonanthropogenic (non-human activity; caused by nature) greenhouse gas

A greenhouse gas that, in the lower troposphere, is formed by photochemical (reaction with the sun) reactions

Most often cited as what causes acid deposition (acid rain)

Considered harmful in the troposphere but beneficial in the stratosphere

Region where the protective ozone layer is located

Region that contains the majority of molecules in the atmosphere

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