Final

Question 1

what is used as an indicator for NOx

Answer 1

NO2

Question 2

what is the most common form of nitrogen oxide emitted from vehicles

Answer 2

NO2

Question 3

what is the largest cause of NO2 in the atmosphere

Answer 3

combustion of fossil fuels

Question 4

what is formed by the reaction of NOx with other chemicals in the atmosphere

Answer 4

particulate matter and ozone

Question 5

T or F: NOx reacts with sulfur and nitrogen to form acid rain

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What is the effect of nitrogen oxides on visibility in the atmosphere?

Answer 6

Cause haze and reduced visibility

Question 7

what is the relationship between nitrogen oxides and particulate matter

Answer 7

Nitrogen oxides form secondary particulate matter.

Question 8

T or F: NOx in the atmosphere contributes to nutrient pollution in coastal waters

Answer 8

T

Question 9

T or F: Among all gasses present in the atmosphere, ozone is one of the most abundant

Answer 9

F

Question 10

T or F: ozone is a relativly stable molecule

Answer 10

F

Question 11

In which section of the atmosphere does the most ozone occurs?

Answer 11

Stratosphere

Question 12

Ozone protects life on earth by blocking which form of radiation?

Answer 12

UV

Question 13

T or F: near-surface human activities do not upset the balance of ozone production and destruction in the upper atmosphere.

Answer 13

F

Question 14

Ozone in the upper atmosphere is created by which of the following processes?

Answer 14

rxn of O2 with UV light

Question 15

Which of the following are formed when ozone absorbs UV light

Answer 15

O and O2

Question 16

What reacts easily with ozone?

Answer 16

Nitrogen and Chlorine

Question 17

What natural processes have been found to effect the natural balance of ozone in the atmosphere?

Answer 17

seasons, variations in solar intensity, and volcanic eruptions

Question 18

T or F: over the earths lifetime, the amount of ozone created is tpically far greater than the amount of ozone destroyed, leading to the build up of the ozone layer.

Answer 18

F

Question 19

What are CFC’s

Answer 19

human produced chloro-floro-carbons.

Question 20

T or F: each chlorine released from CFC’s can destroy only one ozone molecule

Answer 20

F

Question 21

what is apart of earths radiation budget?

Answer 21

incoming radiation, absorbed energy, emitted energy

Question 22

what physics principle is important to understanding earths radiation budget.

Answer 22

conservation of energy

Question 23

what is the dominate source of incoming energy in earths radiation budget?

Answer 23

solar radiation

Question 24

what is apart of earth outgoing radiation?

Answer 24

reflected solar energy, radiation emitted by the earth, radiation emitted by the atmosphere.

Question 25

T or F: an unbalanced radiation budget can only cause the atmosphere to increase in temp

Answer 25

F

Question 26

what are the units used to measure outgoing radiation/

Answer 26

W/m^2

Question 27

What describes incoming solar radiation

Answer 27

shortwave radiation

Question 28

what are the major components of incoming solar radiation?

Answer 28

UV light, Visible light, infrared energy

Question 29

T or F: all incoming radiation passes through the atmosphere to the Earth's surface

Answer 29

F

Question 30

T or F: All incomign radiation that reaches the earths surface is absorbed by the earth

Answer 30

F

Question 31

which of the following described radiation emitted by the earth

Answer 31

longwave radiation

Question 32

T or F: most of the radiation emitted by the earth warms the lower atmosphere, which in turn warms our planets surface?

Answer 32

T

Question 33

which form of radiation is absorbed by greenhouse gasses?

Answer 33

longwave radiation

Question 34

T r F: only very hot objects emit electromagnetic radiation

Answer 34

F

Question 35

T or F: blackbody radiation is a term used to describe the relationship between an objects color and the speed of electromagnetic radiation it emits.

Answer 35

F

Question 36

T or F: the peak wavelength of blackbody radiation increases with increasing temp.

Answer 36

F

Question 37

where is most of earths water found?

Answer 37

seas and oceans

Question 38

T or F: water is a solid at STP

Answer 38

F

Question 39

T or F: the boiling point of water increases with decreasing barometric pressure

Answer 39

F

Question 40

At what temp is water most dense

Answer 40

4 C

Question 41

what type of bonds form between the hydrogen and oxygen in water molecules

Answer 41

polar covalent

Question 42

how many hydrogen bonds can each oxygen atom in a water molecue form

Answer 42

2

Question 43

T or F: becasue the desity of solid water, most lakes freeze solid during winter months

Answer 43

F