EGEE 102 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

EGEE 102 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

●● Atmospheric concentrations of methane in the last 150 years have
_____.
A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. Remained the Same
Answer: A. Increased


●● Acid rain can damage your skin.
A. True
B. False
C. If you swim in an acid lake
Answer: B. False


●● What is the impact of methane and nitrous oxide on the atmosphere?
A. none at all
B. allow heat to escape
C. destroy other greenhouse gases
D. trap heat
Answer: D. trap heat

,●● Which one of the following is true about global temperatures in the
last century?
A. increased about 1 degrees F
B. increased about 12 degrees F
C. increased about 6 degrees F
D. decreased about 1 degrees F
Answer: A. increased about 1 degrees F


●● Where is ozone typically at its greatest concentrations?
A. at high altitudes (10km - 15km)
B. upwind of cities
C. downwind of cities
D. well outside of cities
Answer: A. at high altitudes (10km - 15km)


●● Which of these is not responsible for increasing atmospheric CO2?
A. respiration
B. photosynthesis
C. decomposition of biomass
D. deforestation
Answer: B. photosynthesis

, ●● When carbon in a fossil burns, it combines with oxygen to form
_____.
A. CO2
B. SO2
C. NO2
D. Ozone
Answer: A. CO2


●● Minerals in fossil fuels turn into ash when oxidized (burnt).
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True


●● From the following, pick the odd set of pollutants:
A. CO, SO2, NOx
B. CO, SO2, Ozone
C. CO, NOx, Ozone
D. SO2, NOx, Ozone
Answer: A. CO, SO2, NOx


●● Slowdown or stoppage of the great ocean conveyer belt could lead to
a potential catastrophe.