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1

Which of the following is NOT a possible result of climate change? (p. 195)
A)an epidemic of avian malaria
B)the melting of glaciers on every continent
C)the increase in the number of new cold-adapted species in the Amazon
D)the drowning of harp seal pups by early melting of ice flows
2

Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of the earth’s atmosphere? (p. 196)
A)stratosphere
B)megasphere
C)thermosphere
D)troposphere
3

Ozone is formed when volatile hydrocarbons from plants and bogs oxidize to CO and CO2 in the atmosphere. (p. 196)
A)True
B)False
4

Which of the following has the highest albedo? (p. 197)
A)the earth’s atmosphere
B)sand
C)a forest
D)fresh snow
5

Energy stored in water vapor is _______. (p. 198)
A)called latent heat
B)released when the vapor condenses to liquid form
C)lost to the upper atmosphere
D)the cause of acid rain
E)a and b are correct
6

Hadley cells are simplified models that describe large-scale global convection currents. (p.198)
A)True
B)False
7

In India and Bangladesh, monsoon rains come when cold, wet winds blow in from the Himalayans. (p. 200)
A)True
B)False
8

What is the name of the weather pattern that is marked by a shifting of large warm pools in the Pacific Ocean causing wind and rain patterns to change? (p. 202)
A)El Niño
B)Milankovitch Cycles
C)Jet Streams
D)Monsoons
9

ENSO is the name of the NASA satellite designed to detect wavelengths reflected from water vapor through satellite imaging. (p. 203)
A)True
B)False
10

Which of the following is NOT considered a “Greenhouse Gas?” (p. 204)
A)carbon dioxide
B)nitrous oxide
C)methane
D)helium
E)none of the above
11

Scientists and the general public should be cautious when interpreting climate models because climate change may be chaotic and abrupt rather than gradual. (p. 205)
A)True
B)False
12

Pumping carbon dioxide into deep ocean trenches and coal seams too deep to be mined are examples of _______. (p. 209)
A)fugitive emissions
B)carbon management
C)unconventional pollutants
D)criteria pollutants
13

Dust from soil erosion, building construction, and strip mining are all forms of fugitive emissions because they do not go through a smokestack. (p. 210)
A)True
B)False
14

Which compound(s) combines with the atmosphere to form acid rain? (p. 212)
A)ozone
B)sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
C)CFC’s
D)all of the above
15

Acid rain is the principle agent of ozone depletion in the earth’s stratosphere. (p. 214)
A)True
B)False
16

Temperature inversions, heat islands, and dust domes are the result of _______. (p. 215-216)
A)El Niño
B)ozone depletion
C)urban pollution
D)acid rain
17

The leading health problems associated with air pollution are neurological diseases, such as strokes and brain tumors. (p. 216)
A)True
B)False
18

A reduction in trout and salmon, loss of spruce-fir forests, and the degradation of monuments and statues are caused by _______. (p. 218)
A)ozone depletion
B)smog
C)thermal pollution
D)none of the above
19

The 1970 Clean Air Act is the principle legislation responsible for identifying standards for ambient air quality. (p. 220)
A)True
B)False
20

High amounts of air pollution in Eastern European countries are believed to be the result of poorly managed government-owned and -operated industries. (p. 221)
A)True
B)False





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