Environmental Science Ch 13 Review

During summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the Northern Hemisphere experiences

• excess rainfall.

• a tilt toward the sun.

• winter.

• summer.

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In regions closer to the poles, the sun

• is lower in the sky.

• never sets.

• is higher in the sky.

• never changes its altitude.

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Ocean currents have a great effect on climate because water

• moves more slowly than air.

• holds large amounts of energy in the form of heat.

• cannot hold energy in the form of heat.

• stays colder than air.

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During an El Niño event, winds in the western Pacific Ocean strengthen and push __________ eastward.

• warm water

• cold air

• cold water

• warm air

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Earth’s precipitation pattern is mainly determined by the pattern of

• All of the above..

• solar activity.

• volcanic eruptions.

• global atmospheric circulation.

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Scientists estimate that a single chlorine molecule in the CFC structure can destroy as many as __________ ozone molecules.

• 1,000

• 100

• 100,000

• 10,000

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As the amount of ozone in the stratosphere decreases,

• the amount of phytoplankton in the ocean increases.

• the amount of methane in the atmosphere increases.

• less solar energy is able to reach Earth’s surface.

• more ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth’s surface.

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Polar stratospheric clouds are high-altitude clouds made of

• ozone and molecular chlorine.

• ozone and CFCs.

• water and nitric acid.

• water and sulfuric acid.

Which of the following is not a damaging effect of ultraviolet light on the amphibian population?

• genetic mutations among survivors

• reduction of populations

• interference with photosynthesis

• death of eggs

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High ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels at Earth’s surface can

• change weather patterns.

• produce CFCs.

• thin the ozone layer.

• damage DNA.