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Ob17.1Composition,struct ure,

andfunction of theatmospher e

Therelativehumi

dityis the

_____ ___.

amount of oxygen intheatmospher

e

amount of oxygen agivenvolumeof airholdsrelati

ve tothemaximumamount itcouldhold

amount of water



Weatherpatternsarelargelydetermined inthe

_____ ___.

stratosphere

mesosphere

troposphere

lithosphere

biosp

hereAnC

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Ob17.1Composition,struct ure,andfuncti

on of theatmospher e



Seasonsare aresult of

_____ ___.

Earthrotatingnearthesun,thenfartheraway

differences intheamountandintensityof sunlightbrou

ghtabout bythetilt of theaxis

alterations inHadl

eycells

changesindaylength



Hadleycells

high-pressurecells

ElNiñoevents

thetroposphereAnB

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Ob17.1Composition,struct ure,andfunction of theatmo

spher e

Naturalsources of airpollutioncome

from _____ ___.

internalcombustionengines



evaloration of solvents

birdsAnC

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Ob17.2Outdoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions

TheduststormsthathavelargeimpactsontheCarib

bean _____ ___.

providenutrientsandimprovethe

waterquality forthecoralreef systems

arethe



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Ob17.2Outdoor air pollut ion; poten

tialsolutions

Carbonmonoxideis

_____ ___.

caused byozonedepletion

amajorcomp

onent of theatmosphere

extremelydamagingto

humanblood

producedbyplantsduring



17.2Outdoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions



Troposphericozone

_____ ___.

protectsEarthfrommostof theharmfulUVradiation

bindswithhemoglobin,preventingbindingwith

oxygen inredbloodcells

isproducedthroughthe

interaction of heatandlight,withnitrogenoxides andother



willcause theozoneholetoincrease

causescentralnervoussystemmalf unction inhumans

canbecomeattachedtoradon

causesexcessnutrif ication of waterways,resultingin

eutrophicationAnC

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Ob17.2Outdoor air pollut ion;



contributes tothebreakdown of theozonelayer

intheatmospherelimitstheavailability of sunlightforplantsAnB

Diff : 2

Ob17.2Outdoor air

pollut ion; potentialsolutions

12)

Photochemicalsmog

differsfromindustrialsmoginthatit

_____ ___.



formed inthepresenceof sunlight

haslargequantitiesof soot

isprimarilycomposedof carbonmonoxide

consists of primarypollutants

is anunhealthymixtureof pollutantsAnA

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: 1Ob17.2Outdoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions

13)



of theproblemsthatoccurs asaconsequenceof CFCpollution is

_____ ___.

increasingskincancer inhumans

toxinsaccumulatinginhomes

damage tohumanredbloodcells

movement

of toxins intolakesandrivers,whichpoisonsfish



14)

Agreatdealof indoor airpollutioncomesfrom

_____ ___.

outdoorpollution

carbonmonoxide

cooking

carpets

andfurniture

washingdishesAnD

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Ob17.5Indoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions

15)



developedcountries,thetwomostdeadlysources of indoorpollutionare

_____ ___.

pesticidesandcleaningagents

syntheticfurniturematerialsand

radiationfromelectronicequipment

radiationfromelect

ronicequipmentandpesticides

radon andcigarette



problemsindegradingtheozonelayer

thecause of highpesticideuseinthehomeAnA

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Ob17.5Indoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions

17)

Particulatematterdispersedasaerosols

_____ ___.

includesnitrogenoxides

maycaus



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Ob17.5Indoor air pollut ion; poten

tialsolutions

18)

Acidicdeposition

_____ ___.

causesozonedepletion

is amajorcomp

onent of indoor airpollution

causeseutrophication

instreamsandrivers

oftencrossesnational



17.4 Acidicdepositionanditsconsequences



19)

Which of thefollowingis aconsequenceof acidicdeposition?

Itincreasesthelikelihoodof low-lyinggroundfogs.

Itresul

ts inoffshoreeutrophication,damagingcoralreefs.

It

createsrainwaterthatcandamageskincellsorcaus



iscaused bythemoon

results iniceanddarkatthepolesinwinter

keeps thewindcirculatingatconstantspeedaroundtheplanet

iscaused byearth'srotationalforcesAnE

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: 1Ob17.1Composition,struct ure,andfunction of theatmospher



areductionineutrophication

anincreaseineutrophicationAnA

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Ob17.1Comp

osition,struct ure,andfunction of theatmospher e

22)

Thelong-termhealtheffects of indoor airpollution

_____

___.

isconsidered tobe aminorhazardcomp



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Ob17.5Indoor air pollut ion; poten

tialsolutions

23)

AirnearEarth'ssurfacetendsto be

_____ ___.

warmerandwetter;thenitrises,

expandingandcooling

warmeranddrier;thenit

rises,condensing andgatheringmoisture

cooler and



17.1Composition,struct ure,andfunction of theatmospher e



24)

Themostobviouscause of industrialsmogis

_____ ___.

burningtrash

firesforheatingfood

indoor airpollution

burni

ngfossilfuels

generation of nuclearpowerA

nDDiff : 1

Ob17.2Outdoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions



decreasetheamount of CFCsusedlocally

moveorclosethecattlefeedlotsneartheriver

improvetransportationoptions,includingcarpoollanes,

buses,andlightrail

removethehydroelectric

damontheriverAnD

Diff : 2

Ob17.2Outdoor air pollut



chargingfuel-inefficientorpollutingvehicles afeetodriveinthecity

publishingphotos of arrestedpolluters intheLondon

TimesAnD

Diff : 2

O

b17.2Outdoor air pollut ion; potentialsolutions

27)

The

reasonthattemperatureincreaseswithaltitudethrou



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Ob17.1Composition,struct ure,

andfunction of theatmospher e

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