Unit 5 GCanvas APES

Photochemical smog is created in the presence of sunlight and

• CO abd NOx

• VOCs and SO2

• CO and NOx

• SO2 and NOx

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following might decrease global atmospheric carbon dioxide?

• Increase in plant populations and biomass

• Increasing human population

• Deforestation

• Volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

 ____ and ____ regulate hazardous waste.

• Superfund; CWA

• RICKRA; CWA

• MSW; Superfund

• RCRA; CERCLA

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A bird ingesting large quantities of toxic fish is an example of _____ that leads to _____.

• biomagnification; bioaccumulation

• poor sanitation; compromised health

• bioaccumulation; biomagnification

• health risks; death

Enacted in the 1970s, both the Clean Water and the Safe Drinking Water Acts 

• prevent point source water pollution.

• prevent all pollution from entering waterways.

• put regulations on the amount of pollution allowed into waters.

• regulate water use by big business.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Heated gases:

• expand and fall

• condense and rise

• condense and fall

• expand and rise

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

CO, NOx, SO₂, particulate matter and lead are all example of

• ingredients of photochemical smog

• secondary pollutants

• primary pollutants

• air pollution from natural sources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which combination of molecules accounts for 99% of the gases in the atmosphere?

• 
  argon and water vapor

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• nitrogen and oxygen

• nitrogen and sulfur

Which one of the following did not directly contribute to the formation of the earth's atmosphere?

• evaporation

• gravity

• volcanoes

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which one of the following statements about the thermosphere is true?

• The thermosphere contains very few molecules of gas. These are primarily atomic oxygen, atomic nitrogen, and helium.

• The area beyond the thermosphere is made of oxygen and nitrogen and is called interplanetary space.

• The thermosphere is very hot at the mesopause, but cools down significantly with increasing altitude.

• The aurora borealis (northern lights) that occur in the thermosphere are navigational reflections from high-flying, stealth aircraft.