Apes Unit 6 Friedland

Which of the following is a major source of nitrous oxide? 

• Fertilizer production

• Aerosol cans

• Off-gassing of benzene from gasoline

• Metal smelting

Which gas is the largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming?

• CO₂

• CH₄

• CFCs

• N₂O

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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Ocean acidification begins with 

• pollution from ships

• carbon dioxide released from combustion

• dumping of waste from cities into the ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form

• calcium carbonate

• carbon monoxide

• carbonic acid 

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which of the following releases soot into the air?

• Burning Diesel

• Burning Coal

• Wildfires

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead

• Ground-level ozone

• Particulate matter

• Nitrogen oxides

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

• Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide

• Particulate matter & lead

• Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone

• Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

Source of carbon monoxide

• Incomplete combustion of fuel

• Combustion of fossil fuel

• Decomposition of plant and animal matters

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