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A. 3.6
B. 2.2
C. 3.2
D. 3.4
A. 0.73
B. 2.73
C. 1.73
D. 4.73
A. 1.16
B. 3.16
C. 2.16
D. 4.16
A. Eutrophication
B. The drums corrode.
C. Heavy metals
D. Brain damage
E. Eating contaminated fish
A. Hemodialysis
B. Move rapidly in random directions
C. Rapidly; elastic
D. The particles of a gas are very far apart
A. Of rapid habitat loss
B. Made the water more acidic
C. Close to the poles
D. Carbon dioxide
A. Trace
B. Variable
C. Primary
D. Rare
A. A molecule of two Nitrogen atoms
B. A molecule of diatomic Nitrogen atoms
C. Both
D. A molecule of two oxegon atoms
A. 78% oxygen and 21% ozone
B. 78% carbon dioxide and 21% ozone
C. 78% nitrogen and 21% ozone
D. 78% oxygen and 21% carbon dioxide
E. 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen
A. Move faster
B. Strike the walls of the container with less force
C. Decrease in average kinetic energy
D. Decrease in volume
A. Can only contain molecules
B. Are all heterogeneous
C. Can only contain isolated atoms
D. Are all homogeneous
E. Must contain both isolated atoms and molecules
A. Increasing
B. Decreasing
C. Equal
D. None of the above
A. Cool and cloudy
B. Cool and sunny
C. Warm and sunny
D. Warm and cloudy
E. Wet and sunny
A. Earth's surface would warm considerably
B. Most life on Earth would cease to exist because of the amount of UV radiation penetrating the atmosphere
C. Plants would flourish
D. Insects would be the only organisms to survive
E. There would be a dramatic decrease in skin cancers
A. V1/T1=V2/T2
B. V1T1 = V2T2
C. V1/V2=T1/T2
D. V2 =T2/T1^V1
E. V1/V2=T1/T2 = 0
A. 2, 1
B. 3, 2
C. 1, 0
D. 2 n2
A. Lower than
B. Higher than
C. About the same as
A. Contract; heated
B. Expand; cooled
C. Expand; heated
D. Keep the same volume when heated or cooled
A. XeF4
B. SF4
C. CF4
D. KrF2
E. ICl4-
A. European Union nations; tropospheric ozone
B. The United States; soil dust aerosols
C. China; coal-fired electrical and industrial plants
D. Sweden; methane emissions from cattle and natural gas heating
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Liquids
C. Chlorine
D. Fluorine
A. Is formed only in the presence of sunlight
B. Were the result of poor farming and grazing techniques
C. Warmer and wetter; then it rises, expanding and cooling
D. Increasing skin cancer in humans
A. Helium
B. Water vapor
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
E. Argon
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
A. Stratosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Thermosphere
A. Cooler and drier; it rises when it is displaced by sinking warm air
B. Cooler and wetter; then it rises, is warmed by the sun, and sinks again
C. Warmer and wetter; then it rises, expanding and cooling
D. Warmer; it rises as it is displaced by Coriolis forces
E. Warmer and drier; then it rises, condensing and gathering moisture
A. Water vapor
B. Wavelength
C. Neap tides
D. All of these
A. Their amounts vary throughout the atmosphere
B. They only make up 1% of the atmosphere
C. Sometimes they're in the atmosphere, sometimes they're not
D. One gas depends on the other gas
A. Inhibit ozone formation
B. Cause ozone formation in the troposphere
C. Destroy ozone in the stratosphere
D. Cause excess ozone formation in the stratosphere
A. Causes excess nutrification of waterways, resulting in eutrophication
B. Cause the ozone hole to increase
C. Causes central nervous system malfunction in humans
D. Is a precious metal, and it is being lost to the atmosphere
A. Sulfur and nitrogen oxides
B. Lead
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Ozone
E. Carbon monoxide
A. An ether
B. An ester
C. An aldehyde
D. A ketone
E. None of the above
A. Solar radiation
B. Meteorites
C. Vegetation
D. Animal decomposition
E. The burning of coal
A. 5.5
B. 9.5
C. 19.5
D. 7.5
A. Biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere ; atmosphere
B. Distance from the sun
C. Existence of liquid water
D. Presence of molten core
A. Over England and Australia
B. Over New Zealand and Australia
C. Over New Zealand and England
D. Over New Zealand and America
A. Increases the oceanic concentration of carbonic acid
B. Reduces the carbonate ion concentration in the oceans and threatens calcifying organisms in marine ecosystems
C. Increases the oceans' acidity and lowers pH
D. Increases the hydrogen ion concentration in the oceans but decreases the carbonate ion concentration and threatens the livability of the oceans for calcifying organisms
E. All of the listed responses are correct
A. Over 400 ppm
B. Over 500 ppm
C. Over 300 ppm
D. All of this
A. Circulation around a low pressure center
B. Gravitational force
C. Counterclockwise flow
D. Clockwise wind flow
A. Gravity
B. Trade
C. Urban
D. Monsoon
A. Over the continents
B. Ascent, subsidence
C. Pressure gradient
D. Jet stream
A. Ionic, electrostatic attractions
B. The valence electrons in each atom.
C. Covalent
D. Ionic bonds
A. The burning of coal and other fossil fuels
B. Short-wave radiation; long-wave radiation
C. Burning fossil fuels
D. None of these
A. Pesticides and cleaning agents
B. Synthetic furniture materials and radiation from electronic equipment
C. Radiation from electronic equipment and pesticides
D. Random and cigarette smoke
E. Pesticides and cigarette smoke