WorksheetsTopic 8: Atmospheric Science
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a consequence of acidic deposition?
a)
It washes toxic metals out of the soil, resulting in healthier soils for biodiversity.
b)
It results in offshore eutrophication, contributing further to coral reef demise.
c)
It leaches out important minerals from soils, resulting in the loss of biodiversity.
d)
It creates rainwater that can damage skin cells and cause cancer.
2.
Two major factors involve in the conversion of primary air pollutants into secondary air pollutants are-
a)
sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid
b)
nitrogen oxides and sulfates
c)
sulfates and water
d)
sunlight and water
3.
Recent paleoclimate evidence from polar ice core analysis shows that, until now, carbon dioxide levels have never exceeded ___ ppm in the last several hundred thousand years.
a)
25
b)
200
c)
300
d)
500
4.
Of the following greenhouse gases, ____ concentrations have increased the most since 1750, the beginning of the industrial revolution.
a)
water vapor
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ozone
d)
methane
5.
The pollutant least likely to be emitted from an industrial factory's smoke stack would be
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ozone
d)
sulfur dioxide
6.
Under natural, unpolluted conditions, the pH of rainfall is closest to
a)
8.0
b)
7.1
c)
5.6
d)
4.5
7.
The largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the United States is ___, followed by ___.
a)
agriculture; transportation
b)
electricity generation; transportation
c)
electricity generation; agriculture
d)
electricity generation; industry
8.
The Kyoto Protocol
a)
increased federal funding for controlling greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants.
b)
required equal concessions from all countries involved in greenhouse gas emission.
c)
has not been effective at any level because of the U.S. failure to ratify.
d)
was intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels lower than those of 1990.
9.
A thermal inversion
a)
occurs when a cool air layer overlies a warmer layer.
b)
occurs when a warm air layer overlies a cooler layer.
c)
leads to decreased amounts of photo-chemical smog.
d)
occurs in tropical climates where rainfall amounts are greatest and the temperature is also high.
10.
Which of the following is not regulated by the U.S. EPA?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
ozone
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
lead
11.
Carbon-based fuels from the lithospheric reservoirs
a)
are readily lost from Earth's surface in the absence of humans.
b)
have been slowly sequestered over many millions of years.
c)
are formed from the deposition, particle decay, and compression of inorganic matter.
d)
are low in thermal content but valuable as a fuel source.
12.
The greenhouse effect involves warming of the Earth's surface and the
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
13.
The Montreal Protocol
a)
is another example of the many failed attempts to reduce international air pollution.
b)
is successful international effort to reduce the effects of global acid deposition.
c)
developed the much-needed international treaty for eliminating radon emissions from nuclear power plants.
d)
resulted in significant reduction of CFCs by those countries signing the treaty.
14.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has synthesized several decades of data and documented observed trends in all of the areas below, except
a)
storm intensity patterns.
b)
planetary vegetation cover and the ocean's contribution to photosynthesis.
c)
precipitation patterns and their regional differences.
d)
snow and ice cover.
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