Principles of Environmental Science Chapter 10 Test Bank Questions And Answers
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Principles of Environmental Science
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Principles Of Environmental Science
16. The phenomenon where cool, dense air sits under a layer of lighter warmer
air is known as a ____________________.
A. heat sink
B. heat island
C. temperature inversion
D. Milankovitch cycle
E. thermocline
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17. Worldwide, air pollution control efforts are least advanced or least
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Principles of Environmental
Science Chapter 10 Test Bank
Questions And Answers
1. The air pollutant least successfully removed from the air by technologies in
developed nations is
A. carbon dioxide.
B. sulfur oxides.
C. nitrogen oxides.
D. particulate matter.
E. VOCs.
✓~ C
2. Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global
warming is generated by
, A. green plants.
B. burning of fossil fuels.
C. production of cement and clearing of forests.
D. burning of fossil fuels and production of cement and clearing of forests only.
✓~ D
3. Given what we know about the probability of the greenhouse effect, the best
thing to do is
A. consider the implication of immediately ceasing all industrial activity.
B. wait and see how much temperatures change before we change our habits.
C. severely cut back on production of greenhouse gases.
D. not worry about greenhouse gas production.
E. focus on the development of technological advances to help decrease the
effects of climate change.
✓~ C
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