Question 1

Which of the following factors usually brings on atmospheric stagnation?

Accepted Answer

A) thunderstorms 
B) slow-moving anticyclones 
C) tall buildings in a city 
D) overcast skies 
A) thunderstorms 
B) slow-moving anticyclones 
C) tall buildings in a city 
D) overcast skies

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to rain with a pH of 5.6?

Accepted Answer

A) polluted 
B) acidic 
C) neutral 
D) alkaline 
A) polluted 
B) acidic 
C) neutral 
D) alkaline

Question 3

Which of the following occurs when ozone concentration decreases significantly?

Accepted Answer

A) more absorption of ultraviolet radiation at the Earth's surface 
B) more cases of skin cancer 
C) warming of the stratosphere 
D) more absorption of ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere 
A) more absorption of ultraviolet radiation at the Earth's surface 
B) more cases of skin cancer 
C) warming of the stratosphere 
D) more absorption of ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere

Question 4

Describe some of the ways an industrial facility that is constructed in or near a large urban area could attempt to reduce emissions of air pollutants.

Accepted Answer

An industrial facility constructed in or

Question 5

Which of the following describes the main way that chlorofluorocarbons enter the stratosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) the exhaust of high-altitude aircraft 
B) the rupture of radiosonde balloons 
C) an inversion 
D) building thunderstorms that penetrate the lower stratosphere 
A) the exhaust of high-altitude aircraft 
B) the rupture of radiosonde balloons 
C) an inversion 
D) building thunderstorms that penetrate the lower stratosphere

Question 6

Which of the following air conditions is indicated by a coning shape plume rising from a smokestack?

Accepted Answer

A) neutral 
B) stable 
C) unstable 
D) inversion 
A) neutral 
B) stable 
C) unstable 
D) inversion

Question 7

In which of the following atmospheric layers is about 97 percent of all ozone found?

Accepted Answer

A) exosphere 
B) stratosphere 
C) mesosphere 
D) troposphere 
A) exosphere 
B) stratosphere 
C) mesosphere 
D) troposphere

Question 8

Why would we want ozone in the stratosphere but not in the troposphere?

Accepted Answer

Ozone (O3) is a molecule composed of thr

Question 9

Which of the following factors characterizes a mixing layer?

Accepted Answer

A) high concentrations of pollutants 
B) enhanced vertical air motions 
C) suppressed vertical air motions 
D) strong horizontal winds 
A) high concentrations of pollutants 
B) enhanced vertical air motions 
C) suppressed vertical air motions 
D) strong horizontal winds

Question 10

How did the conditions in the atmosphere over Antarctica lead to the formation of the ozone hole?

Accepted Answer

The formation of the ozone hole over Ant

Question 11

Mixing
Refer to the figure below.  
-Where is the greatest concentration of pollutants likely found?

Accepted Answer

A) in layer A 
B) above layer A 
C) in layer B 
D) in layer C 
A) in layer A 
B) above layer A 
C) in layer B 
D) in layer C

Question 12

What type of atmospheric conditions does a looping smoke plume like the one shown above indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) stable 
B) conditionally stable 
C) conditionally neutral 
D) unstable 
A) stable 
B) conditionally stable 
C) conditionally neutral 
D) unstable

Question 13

Which of the following statements might usually describe conditions recorded downwind of a large industrial area?

Accepted Answer

A) Air quality improves. 
B) Average annual precipitation can increase. 
C) Breezy conditions can be frequent. 
D) Surface temperatures can be higher. 
A) Air quality improves. 
B) Average annual precipitation can increase. 
C) Breezy conditions can be frequent. 
D) Surface temperatures can be higher.

Question 14

Which of the following describes an urban heat island?

Accepted Answer

A) It results in cities being cooler at night compared to rural areas. 
B) It causes a wind to flow from the city to the countryside. 
C) It releases more longwave radiation in the day than a nearby rural area. 
D) It has less evaporative cooling than nearby rural areas. 
A) It results in cities being cooler at night compared to rural areas. 
B) It causes a wind to flow from the city to the countryside. 
C) It releases more longwave radiation in the day than a nearby rural area. 
D) It has less evaporative cooling than nearby rural areas.

Question 15

Is the ozone that is found near the Earth's surface a primary or a secondary pollutant? When during the day do you expect to find the peak concentrations of ozone? What are some of the environmental concerns associated with ozone?

Accepted Answer

The ozone found near the Earth's surface

Question 16

Describe the formation of a subsidence inversion and explain how this influences air pollution.

Accepted Answer

A subsidence inversion occurs when a lay

Question 17

Which of the following conditions on a particular day are indicated by an Air Quality Health Index value of 3?

Accepted Answer

A) moderately hazardous 
B) extremely hazardous 
C) unhealthful 
D) good 
A) moderately hazardous 
B) extremely hazardous 
C) unhealthful 
D) good

Question 18

Explain how ozone can have both a beneficial and a detrimental role in the Earth's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Ozone can have both a beneficial and det

Question 19

Which of the following terms refers to photochemical smog?

Accepted Answer

A) London-type smog 
B) Los Angeles-type smog 
C) mixing-layer smog 
D) subsidence smog 
A) London-type smog 
B) Los Angeles-type smog 
C) mixing-layer smog 
D) subsidence smog

Question 20

Which of the following is the primary component of photochemical smog?

Accepted Answer

A) ozone 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) nitric oxide 
D) sulphur dioxide 
A) ozone 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) nitric oxide 
D) sulphur dioxide

Which of the following factors usually brings on atmospheric stagnation?

Which of the following terms refers to rain with a pH of 5.6?

Which of the following occurs when ozone concentration decreases significantly?

Describe some of the ways an industrial facility that is constructed in or near a large urban area could attempt to reduce emissions of air pollutants.

Which of the following describes the main way that chlorofluorocarbons enter the stratosphere?

Which of the following air conditions is indicated by a coning shape plume rising from a smokestack?

In which of the following atmospheric layers is about 97 percent of all ozone found?

Why would we want ozone in the stratosphere but not in the troposphere?

Which of the following factors characterizes a mixing layer?

How did the conditions in the atmosphere over Antarctica lead to the formation of the ozone hole?

Mixing Refer to the figure below. -Where is the greatest concentration of pollutants likely found?

What type of atmospheric conditions does a looping smoke plume like the one shown above indicate?

Which of the following statements might usually describe conditions recorded downwind of a large industrial area?

Which of the following describes an urban heat island?

Is the ozone that is found near the Earth's surface a primary or a secondary pollutant? When during the day do you expect to find the peak concentrations of ozone? What are some of the environmental concerns associated with ozone?

Describe the formation of a subsidence inversion and explain how this influences air pollution.

Which of the following conditions on a particular day are indicated by an Air Quality Health Index value of 3?

Explain how ozone can have both a beneficial and a detrimental role in the Earth's atmosphere.

Which of the following terms refers to photochemical smog?

Which of the following is the primary component of photochemical smog?

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Exam 18: Global Climate

Which of the following factors usually brings on atmospheric stagnation?

Which of the following terms refers to rain with a pH of 5.6?

Which of the following occurs when ozone concentration decreases significantly?

Describe some of the ways an industrial facility that is constructed in or near a large urban area could attempt to reduce emissions of air pollutants.

Which of the following describes the main way that chlorofluorocarbons enter the stratosphere?

Which of the following air conditions is indicated by a coning shape plume rising from a smokestack?

In which of the following atmospheric layers is about 97 percent of all ozone found?

Why would we want ozone in the stratosphere but not in the troposphere?

Which of the following factors characterizes a mixing layer?

How did the conditions in the atmosphere over Antarctica lead to the formation of the ozone hole?

Mixing Refer to the figure below. -Where is the greatest concentration of pollutants likely found?

What type of atmospheric conditions does a looping smoke plume like the one shown above indicate?

Which of the following statements might usually describe conditions recorded downwind of a large industrial area?

Which of the following describes an urban heat island?

Is the ozone that is found near the Earth's surface a primary or a secondary pollutant? When during the day do you expect to find the peak concentrations of ozone? What are some of the environmental concerns associated with ozone?

Describe the formation of a subsidence inversion and explain how this influences air pollution.

Which of the following conditions on a particular day are indicated by an Air Quality Health Index value of 3?

Explain how ozone can have both a beneficial and a detrimental role in the Earth's atmosphere.

Which of the following terms refers to photochemical smog?

Which of the following is the primary component of photochemical smog?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Air Pollution

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