Ess Topic Test

Layer of reactive gas at 20-30km above the Earth (15-20km at the poles) absorbing UV radiation

• Greenhouse Gases

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Ozone Layer

Which agreement allowed for a reduction, and eventual elimination, of CFC production and use?

• Montreal Protoccol

• Kyoto Protoccol

• Paris Agreement

• Minamata convention

How do CFCs affect ozone production?

• UV radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

• Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

• UV radiation frees a fluorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

• Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

UV rays can cause obvious short term damage, such as sunburn, as well as long term damage that accumulates with each exposure to the sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Location of the large whole in the ozone.

• Antarctica

• Artic

• Iceland

• Africa

The main gas component of the current atmosphere is

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Water vapour

Which gas components of the atmosphere are greenhouse gases?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Water vapour

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is albedo effect?

• The effect of convection current moving through the atmospheric layers

• The effect of smaller heat energy dispersing into the atmosphere

• The effect of trapping heat and re-radiating it to the Earth's surface

• The effect of reflecting solar radiation

What is a primary pollutant?

• A pollutant which has undergone a physical or chemical change

• A pollutant which has been emitted from a direct source

• A pollutant which has a direct effect on emission

• A pollutant which affects producers

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What is a secondary pollutant?

• A pollutant which has undergone a physical or chemical change

• A pollutant which has been emitted from a direct source

• A pollutant which has a direct effect on emission

• A pollutant which affects producers