Study Guide For Quiz 3
What are some actions that can be taken to remedy air pollution?
- Government passing regulatory laws - Car emissions testing - Carpooling and less driving overall
If global warming were to raise temperatures 1.5°C to 4.5°C, what would most likely happen?
- Polar ice caps would melt, increasing sea levels - Wildlife would have to migrate or die - The ozone layer would be depleted - Hurricanes and typhoons could increase in intensity
If you have respiratory or heart problems, _________ can make it worse.
- carbon monoxide - sulfur oxide - nitrogen oxide
Which of the following are measures taken to reduce air pollution?
- higher fuel efficiency for cars - mass transit, like buses and trains - automobile emissions tests - limiting power plant emissions
_________ are responsible for the hole in the ozone layer.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
The _________ set guidelines on the amount of air pollution considered acceptable.
Clean Air Act of 1970
Every 100,000 years, the Earth's orbit becomes more elongated. This change in orbit has caused past ice ages and is called a ___________.
Milankovitch cycle
__________ has resulted in significant climate changes.
Tectonic plates
What would the climate be like without the greenhouse effect?
Too cold for many living organisms
In the greenhouse effect, the Earth's atmosphere acts like _______ that warms the earth.
a blanket
Glass windows allow light in, but trap the heat inside. This describes ________.
a greenhouse effect
Nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides make _________.
acid rain
It is believed that _________ may affect climate.
global warming
Certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, absorb heat and prevent it from escaping into space. These gases are _________.
greenhouse gases
Air pollution comes from ________.
human industrialization