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WorksheetsChapter 15. Vocab
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesophere
2.
the lowest layer of the atmosphere
a)
stratosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
mesophere
3.
the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere
a)
mesophere
b)
trotosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
atmosphere
4.
the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere
a)
ozone layer
b)
ozone hole
c)
atmosphere
d)
pressure
5.
a substance that is released into the atmosphere, the cause of air pollution.
a)
Energy
b)
emission
c)
ozone layer
d)
smog
6.
a pollutant released directly into troposphere; can cause damage itself or react with other substances to cause damage.
a)
secondary air pollutant
b)
primary air pollutant
c)
emission
d)
smog
7.
a harmful substance produced when a primary pollutant reacts with other substances.
a)
secondary air pollutant
b)
primary air pollutant
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone layer
8.
an unhealthy mixture of air pollutants that can form over cities and nearby areas
a)
smog
b)
atmosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
trotosphere
9.
the condition in the troposphere in which a layer of cooler air lies beneath a layer of warmer air, also called thermal inversion
a)
primary air pollution
b)
acid deposition
c)
temperature inversion
d)
stratosphere
10.
water vapor containing acids that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
a)
ozone layer
b)
smog
c)
temperature inversion
d)
acid deposition
11.
a device that remove pollutants or changes them chemically before they leave factory smokestacks
a)
scrubber
b)
thermometer
c)
randon
d)
cooler
12.
is a filtration device that removes fine particles, like dust and smoke, from a flowing gas using the force of an induced electrostatic charge minimally impeding the flow of gases through the unit.
a)
scrubber
b)
smog
c)
Electrostatic
precipitator
d)
electricity
13.
is an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
a)
Baghouse filter
b)
filter
c)
biome
d)
biosphere
14.
the area of lowere ozone concentration over Antarctica
a)
scrubber
b)
emission
c)
Ozone layer
d)
Ozone hole
15.
Destruction of the upper atmospheric layer of ozone gas, caused by substances formed from breakdown of ozone depleting substances.
a)
ozone depletion
b)
ozone layer
c)
ozone hole
d)
water
16.
a chemical compound containing chlorine, fluorine, and carbon; developed for use in refrigeration and spray-can propellants
a)
Co2
b)
N2
c)
H20
d)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
17.
Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
a)
Particulate matter
b)
precipitation
c)
acid deposition
d)
atmosphere
18.
a colorless, highly toxic radioactive gas
a)
recycling
b)
scrubber
c)
randon
d)
asbestos
19.
a heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in fire-resistant and insulating materials such as brake linings.
a)
asbestos
b)
randon
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
nitrogen
20.
a colorless, odorless toxic flammable gas formed by incomplete combustion of carbon
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
Carbon monoxide
c)
randon
d)
osbestos
21.
are chemicals used to manufacture and maintain building materials, interior furnishing, cleaning products and personal care products
a)
Volatile
organic compounds (VOCs)
b)
Carbon monoxide
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Ozone depletion
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