EXAM #3 PREP TEST.
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? - CORRECT ANSWER These are all greenhouse gases
Which of the following would have the highest albedo? - CORRECT ANSWER fresh snow
Which of the following best describes measurements of annual average CO2 levels in the atmosphere
since 1958? - CORRECT ANSWER Measurements of CO2 have shown a steady increase since accurate
measurements began.
Predictions made from models used by the IPCC for future emissions show that as of 2007, which of the
following has not accelerated faster than predicted? - CORRECT ANSWER all of these has accelerated
faster than predicted in the original model
The lowest concentration greenhouse gas is - CORRECT ANSWER CFCs
According to the Pew Report, not addressing climate change can costs citizens trillions of dollars in all of
the following areas, except: - CORRECT ANSWER increased biological productivity
Observed effects of Climate Change include - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above.
One effect of ocean warming is coral bleaching. Coral bleaching is best described as - CORRECT ANSWER
A change in color of the coral as a result of algae leaving the coral.
Methane emissions are much larger than estimated due to leakage from fracking and natural gas
infrastructure. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of the earth's atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER
megasphere
, Increased ocean temperatures as a result of Global Climate Change are having what effect on hurricanes
and cyclones? - CORRECT ANSWER It is increasing their intensity.
What is the IPCC? - CORRECT ANSWER Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Match each of the Greenhouse Gases the best description. - CORRECT ANSWER Highest Concentration
Greenhouse Gas
C.
Carbon Dioxide
Greenhouse Gas released by fracking
B.
Methane
Produced from bacterial decomposition of fertilizer
A.
Nitrous Oxide
Released from water reservoirs behind hydroelectric dams
B.
Methane
The ecosystem service provided by the ozone layer in the stratosphere is - CORRECT ANSWER It absorbs
ultraviolet radiation from sunlight.
Why is rain naturally acidic? - CORRECT ANSWER Because carbon dioxide dissolves into atmospheric
moisture.
Primary pollutants are those that are - CORRECT ANSWER released directly in harmful forms.
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? - CORRECT ANSWER These are all greenhouse gases
Which of the following would have the highest albedo? - CORRECT ANSWER fresh snow
Which of the following best describes measurements of annual average CO2 levels in the atmosphere
since 1958? - CORRECT ANSWER Measurements of CO2 have shown a steady increase since accurate
measurements began.
Predictions made from models used by the IPCC for future emissions show that as of 2007, which of the
following has not accelerated faster than predicted? - CORRECT ANSWER all of these has accelerated
faster than predicted in the original model
The lowest concentration greenhouse gas is - CORRECT ANSWER CFCs
According to the Pew Report, not addressing climate change can costs citizens trillions of dollars in all of
the following areas, except: - CORRECT ANSWER increased biological productivity
Observed effects of Climate Change include - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above.
One effect of ocean warming is coral bleaching. Coral bleaching is best described as - CORRECT ANSWER
A change in color of the coral as a result of algae leaving the coral.
Methane emissions are much larger than estimated due to leakage from fracking and natural gas
infrastructure. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of the earth's atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER
megasphere
, Increased ocean temperatures as a result of Global Climate Change are having what effect on hurricanes
and cyclones? - CORRECT ANSWER It is increasing their intensity.
What is the IPCC? - CORRECT ANSWER Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Match each of the Greenhouse Gases the best description. - CORRECT ANSWER Highest Concentration
Greenhouse Gas
C.
Carbon Dioxide
Greenhouse Gas released by fracking
B.
Methane
Produced from bacterial decomposition of fertilizer
A.
Nitrous Oxide
Released from water reservoirs behind hydroelectric dams
B.
Methane
The ecosystem service provided by the ozone layer in the stratosphere is - CORRECT ANSWER It absorbs
ultraviolet radiation from sunlight.
Why is rain naturally acidic? - CORRECT ANSWER Because carbon dioxide dissolves into atmospheric
moisture.
Primary pollutants are those that are - CORRECT ANSWER released directly in harmful forms.
