Environmental Science Unit 11 Assessment

A way of manipulating natural conditions to counteract atmospheric warming.

• Carbon Capture & Storage
• Geoengineering
• Climate Change Tipping Point

Gaseous or solid materials in the atmosphere in concentrations high enough to harm organisms, ecosystems, and human-made materials, or alter the climate.

• Acid Deposition
• Air Pollution
• Ozone Depletion

The amount of carbon dioxide generated by an individual, organization, or country over a given time period.

• Carbon Footprint
• Temperature Inversion
• Climate Change

Air pollutant that undergoes a reaction in the atmosphere and damages Earth's ozone layer.

• Chlorofluorocarbons
• Smog
• Acid Deposition

Hazy chemical or photochemical air pollution.

• Acid Deposition
• Chlorofluorocarbons
• Smog

Estimated climate change threshold beyond which natural systems could change irreversibly.

• Carbon Footprint
• Climate Change Tipping Point
• Temperature Inversion

The falling of wet or dry acidic substances to Earth's surface.

• Smog
• Acid Deposition
• Air Pollution

A strategy of trapping carbon dioxide and storing it away from the atmosphere.

• Geoengineering
• Carbon Capture & Storage
• Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP)

The attempt to slow down or reduce the harmful effects of climate change is called...

• Greenhouse Gas Prevention Plan
• Mitigation
• Environmental Protection Police

Describe why the Ozone Layer is important:

• it increases fog and smog

• it protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun

• it reduces your carbon footprint