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1)
The
oxygen B)
nitrogen C)
sulfur D)
ozone E)
argon Answer:
B 2)
The
amount of B)
amount of oxygen a
given volume of air holds relative to the maximum amount it could hold C)
amount of D)
amount of a given volume of air holds relative to the maximum amount it could hold water vapor E)
D 3)
stratosphere B)
mesosphere C)
troposphere D)
lithosphere E)
biosphere Answer:
C 4)
Earth B)
differences in the amount and intensity of sunlight brought about by the tilt of the axis C)
changes in E)
day length
B 5)
Near
Coriolis cells B)
Hadley cells C)
highD)
pressure cells
El Nio E)
events
the
troposphere Answer:
B 6)
internal B)
combustion engines
coal-fired C)
electrical plants
evaloration of solvents E)
birds Answer:
C 7)
The
provide B)
nutrients and improve the water quality for the coral reef systems
are the C)
are the D)
are the E)
are the
C 8)
caused by B)
ozone depletion
a major C)
extremely D)
9)
protects B)
binds with C)
is produced interaction of heat and light, with nitrogen oxides and other carbon-containing through the compounds D)
is a primary pollutant E)
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10)
Lead enters
will cause C)
causes D)
causes
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11)
Radon
________. A)
may cause C)
binds with D)
in the
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12)
has large C)
quantities of soot
consists of E)
primary pollutants
is an
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13)
One of
increasing B)
toxins C)
accumulating in homes
damage to D)
movement E)
eutrophicati on Answer:
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14)
outdoor B)
pollution
carbon C)
monoxide
cooking D)
washing
dishes Answer:
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15)
In
developed countries, the two most deadly sources of indoor pollution are ________. A)
pesticides B)
synthetic C)
radiation D)
radon and E)
cigarette smoke
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16)
VOCs and C)
POPs
sources of D)
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17)
includes B)
nitrogen oxides
may cause C)
binds with D)
interacts E)
is because it decreases primary productivity by limiting the availability of problematic sunlight for plants Answer:
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18)
Acidic
deposition ________. A)
causes B)
ozone depletion
is a major C)
causes D)
often E)
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19)
Which
It creates D)
It changes E)
It is
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20)
The
keeps the E)
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21)
The
global C)
warming
increased D)
acidic deposition
a reduction in eutrophication E)
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22)
The
is B)
has only a D)
is primarily E)
caused by CFCs
is one of the causes of the increase in skin cancer in the United States Answer:
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23)
cooler and D)
cooler and E)
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24)
The
burning B)
trash
fires for C)
heating food
indoor air D)
pollution
burning E)
fossil fuels
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25)
You have
been hired by a rapidly growing small city to improve the air quality, which has deteriorated in the past 10 years. Your first suggestion is to ________. A)
try to negotiate
B)
with the large city downwind whose factories produce large amounts of pollution
move or D)
improve E)
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26)
London instituted what some drivers feel is a draconian solution to vehicular air pollution, has but one which has the attention of many other large cities: ________. A)
banning B)
charging E)
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27)
The reason
that temperature increases with altitude through most of the stratosphere is ________. A)
heat B)
sunlight is C)
jet stream D)
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