Exam 12: Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

____________________ is a regional environmental problem that results in respiratory ailments,aquatic fish kills,weakening of forest ecosystems,and damage to buildings and monuments.

A thermal inversion is the result of

Climate is not influenced by

The ____________________ is an international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming.

Which is false?

You would least expect to see industrial smog (gray-air smog)in

All of the following statements about the stratosphere are true except

____________________ is the long term average of weather patterns in a particular area.

Scientists believe that rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global warming but cannot discern exactly to what extent and with what ramifications.

Outdoor air pollution can be reduced by all of the following natural factors except

Radon-222 is

Chlorofluorocarbons are the only ozone depleting chemicals.

____ acid deposition usually occurs near to emission point sources,whereas ____ acid deposition usually takes place in more distant down wind areas.

Almost any chemical in the atmosphere can become a pollutant if it occurs in high enough concentrations.

If global warming trends continue,sea levels are most likely to

Chlorofluorocarbons are compounds that were not historically appreciably present in the atmosphere and have a significant role in catalyzing decomposition of stratospheric ozone.

____________________ poisoning,mostly affecting children,can cause mental retardation and brain damage.

Tall smokestacks and smaller industrial plants in urban areas are beneficial because they reduce local and regional air pollution.

The Montreal Protocol,Kyoto Treaty and Copenhagen agreements describe measures designed to slow projected climate change.

An increase in ultraviolet radiation is likely to cause all of the following except