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WorksheetsChapter 13 Environmental Science Hough
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
decomposed by chlorine atoms
DNA damage
surface ocean currents
equatorial region
ozone molecules
Vertical sunlight
DNA damage
surface ocean currents
equatorial regions
CO2
trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies
surface ocean currents
equatorial regions
prevailing winds
greenhouse gases
a greenhouse gas added to the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned
CO2
El Nino
La Nino
ozone molecule
winds push warm water eastward in the Pacific Ocean
CO2
El Nino
La Nino
ozone molecule
international limits on CFC production to protect the ozone layer
Montreal Protocol
El Nino
La Nino
ozone molecule
result of high UV radiation at Earth’s surface
greenhouse gases
DNA damage
CO2
La Nina
process by which the atmosphere reradiated infrared radiation back to Earth’s surface, keeping it warm
ozone molecules
prevailing winds
El Nino
greenhouse effect
water is cooler than usual in the eastern Pacific Ocean
ozone molecules
prevailing winds
La Nina
greenhouse effect
caused by wind and influenced by Earth’s rotation
surface ocean currents
equatorial regions
prevailing winds
greenhouse effect
Weather is a region’s
long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions.
number of seasonal daylight hours.
atmospheric conditions on a given day
lack of ocean currents.
As cold air sinks,
it expands and cools further.
it compresses and warms.
it remains at the same pressure and temperature.
it always releases water vapor
Elevation is a factor in climate because under most conditions,
temperature falls as elevation increases
temperature rises as elevation increases.
temperature is not affected by elevation
snowfall is unlikely at high elevation.
Seasonal changes in daylight hours and climatic conditions are caused by
the annual change of distance from sun to Earth
ocean currents
lunar phases
the 23.5º tilt of Earth’s axis.
The ozone layer protects living organisms on Earth by
enhancing solar energy
blocking solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation
blocking solar infrared (IR) radiation
preventing escape of water vapor.
Ozone holes appear in polar regions during springtime when
ozone-depleting
chlorine atoms are released from polar stratospheric clouds.
chlorine atoms are captured by polar stratospheric clouds
CFCs are synthesized in polar stratospheric clouds.
CFCs magnify ultraviolet light.
Though CFC production has been curtailed, the threat to upper atmospheric ozone continues because CFCs
become harmless quickly.
break down ozone for only a short time
persist but stop breaking down ozone.
persist and continue to break down ozone for decades
Which of the following does not reduce CO2 in the atmosphere?
animal respiration
tropical rain forests
oceans
phytoplankton
A continuous record of annual average atmospheric CO2 concentrations from Mauna Loa, Hawaii, reveals
a steady increase since 1988.
no change since 1958
a steady decrease since 1958.
a steady increase since 1958.
Which of the following would not be a consequence of an increase in global temperature
increased frequency of major droughts
increased frequency of major storms
increased polar ice mass
rising sea level
