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Glossary Unit 3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and forced out in a spray

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Aerosol

c)

Atmospheric

d)

Anthropogenic

2.

Plants are the main source of (a)   oxygen. 

3.

A drug used to calm people who are very unhappy or worrie

a)

Compositon

b)

Bromine

c)

Bromide

d)

Chlorofluorocarbon

4.

Salt is a ..... of sodium and chlorine.

a)

compound

b)

compositon

c)

altitude

d)

combine

5.

The chapter on plant responses to herbicides reminds the reader that stresses can be......

a)

atom

b)

atmosphere

c)

altitude

d)

anthropogenic

6.

a chemical element that is a greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell, added to water in order to kill organisms that might cause infection

a)

Chlorofluorocarbon

b)

Compositon

c)

Chlorine

d)

Compound

7.

A molecule of carbon dioxide (CO2) has one carbon atom and two oxygen (a)    

8.

(a)   cause damage to the ozone layer. 

9.

We are currently flying at an (a)   of 15,000 metres. 

10.

Steam is water in its .... form.

a)

air

b)

gaseous

c)

liquid

d)

solid

11.

an atom or small group of atoms that has an electrical charge because it has added or lost one or more electrons

a)

Coolant

b)

Oxygen

c)

layer

d)

Ion

12.

a specially prepared liquid that is used to stop a machine from getting too hot while it is operating

a)

Coolant

b)

Depletion

c)

Global warming

d)

Layer

13.

The heat gradually (a)   into the atmosphere.

14.

Data indicates that (a)   are present at Venus and Mars. 

15.

the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or more atoms

a)

Depletion

b)

Oxygen

c)

Molecule

d)

Ozone

16.

Toxic waste is an example of a .... 

a)

dump

b)

bush

c)

dust

d)

pollutant

17.

a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous to health

a)

Radiation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

Pesticide

d)

smog

18.

Ozone is the earth's primary filter for (a)   radiation.

19.

Above the  (a)    is the stratosphere which is much more stably stratified. 

20.

Most other planets in our solar system have (a)  

21.

the layer  of a planet's  atmosphere  above the mesosphere  and below the exosphere

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Thermossphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Ultraviolet

22.

gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid 

a)

photosynthesis

b)

Solvent

c)

Vapour

d)

Process