EGEE 102 EXAM2 2025 QUESTIONS
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Global warming occurs when - ....ANSWER ...-the total energy arriving at the earth
is more than the energy leaving
Oceans are vital in the energy balance - ....ANSWER ...-True
Sulfur when burned forms - ....ANSWER ...-SO2
Global warming would occur - ....ANSWER ...-Total energy received by the earth
is more than the energy leaving
Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons comprised of primarily carbon and hydrogen and some
sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and mineral matter - ....ANSWER ...-True
Acid rain damages trees in which of the following manners - ....ANSWER ...-
Removes soil nutrients
Atmospheric concentrations of methane in the last 150 years have - ....ANSWER ...-
increased
In the last century the global temperature has - ....ANSWER ...-Gone up 1 F
Ozone is - ....ANSWER ...-harmful
Analysis of ice cores provides the composition of the past air - ....ANSWER ...-
True
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,Sulfates formed from SOx emissions from power plants and industrial facilities are
"Primary" particles - ....ANSWER ...-False
Fossil Fuels are hydrocarbons comprised of primarily hydrogen and nitrogen -
....ANSWER ...-False
Carbon when completely oxidized forms carbon monoxide - ....ANSWER ...-false
Carbon dioxide is the only product when burning coal - ....ANSWER ...-False
SUlfuric acid is formed when - ....ANSWER ...-SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere
to form SO3 and then dissolved in clouds
Smog is a secondary pollutant caused by the burning of fossil fuels -
....ANSWER ...-True
Which gases contribute to the acid rain formation - ....ANSWER ...-SUlfur dioxide
The primary source for nitrogen oxide emissions in the US is motor vehicles -
....ANSWER ...-True
Which one of the following causes global climate change - ....ANSWER ...-
Increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human
activity
NOx are secondary pollutants - ....ANSWER ...-False
Oceans are vital - ....ANSWER ...-True
WHen does acid rain directly damage your skin - ....ANSWER ...-It does not
damage directly
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, Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are steadily increasing -
....ANSWER ...-True
How many tons of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide - ....ANSWER ...-27 billion
tons
The atmospheric temperature and CO2 concentration changed prior to the pre-industrial
periods - ....ANSWER ...-True
Some groups of scientists argue that an atmosphere rich in CO2 is good for plants -
....ANSWER ...-True
Some of the fuel that does not burn is emitted as unburnt hydrocarbon compounds -
....ANSWER ...-True
Not needed to produce ground level ozone? - ....ANSWER ...-SO2
Approx. 90% of the Nox emissions from combustion devices are in the form of No2 -
....ANSWER ...-False
Global climate change critics argue that due to increased concentration of CO2 we're
seeing more forestation and that climate change is not a serious probelm -
....ANSWER ...-True
High clouds do not trap the infrared radiation that enters into the Earth's atmosphere -
....ANSWER ...-False
Currently China emits the largest amount of CO2 - ....ANSWER ...-False
Volatile organic compounds are emitted from which source - ....ANSWER ...-
Industrial and commercial processes
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AND ANSWERS
Global warming occurs when - ....ANSWER ...-the total energy arriving at the earth
is more than the energy leaving
Oceans are vital in the energy balance - ....ANSWER ...-True
Sulfur when burned forms - ....ANSWER ...-SO2
Global warming would occur - ....ANSWER ...-Total energy received by the earth
is more than the energy leaving
Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons comprised of primarily carbon and hydrogen and some
sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and mineral matter - ....ANSWER ...-True
Acid rain damages trees in which of the following manners - ....ANSWER ...-
Removes soil nutrients
Atmospheric concentrations of methane in the last 150 years have - ....ANSWER ...-
increased
In the last century the global temperature has - ....ANSWER ...-Gone up 1 F
Ozone is - ....ANSWER ...-harmful
Analysis of ice cores provides the composition of the past air - ....ANSWER ...-
True
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,Sulfates formed from SOx emissions from power plants and industrial facilities are
"Primary" particles - ....ANSWER ...-False
Fossil Fuels are hydrocarbons comprised of primarily hydrogen and nitrogen -
....ANSWER ...-False
Carbon when completely oxidized forms carbon monoxide - ....ANSWER ...-false
Carbon dioxide is the only product when burning coal - ....ANSWER ...-False
SUlfuric acid is formed when - ....ANSWER ...-SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere
to form SO3 and then dissolved in clouds
Smog is a secondary pollutant caused by the burning of fossil fuels -
....ANSWER ...-True
Which gases contribute to the acid rain formation - ....ANSWER ...-SUlfur dioxide
The primary source for nitrogen oxide emissions in the US is motor vehicles -
....ANSWER ...-True
Which one of the following causes global climate change - ....ANSWER ...-
Increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human
activity
NOx are secondary pollutants - ....ANSWER ...-False
Oceans are vital - ....ANSWER ...-True
WHen does acid rain directly damage your skin - ....ANSWER ...-It does not
damage directly
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, Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are steadily increasing -
....ANSWER ...-True
How many tons of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide - ....ANSWER ...-27 billion
tons
The atmospheric temperature and CO2 concentration changed prior to the pre-industrial
periods - ....ANSWER ...-True
Some groups of scientists argue that an atmosphere rich in CO2 is good for plants -
....ANSWER ...-True
Some of the fuel that does not burn is emitted as unburnt hydrocarbon compounds -
....ANSWER ...-True
Not needed to produce ground level ozone? - ....ANSWER ...-SO2
Approx. 90% of the Nox emissions from combustion devices are in the form of No2 -
....ANSWER ...-False
Global climate change critics argue that due to increased concentration of CO2 we're
seeing more forestation and that climate change is not a serious probelm -
....ANSWER ...-True
High clouds do not trap the infrared radiation that enters into the Earth's atmosphere -
....ANSWER ...-False
Currently China emits the largest amount of CO2 - ....ANSWER ...-False
Volatile organic compounds are emitted from which source - ....ANSWER ...-
Industrial and commercial processes
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