Atmosphere 2 Flashcards

1

Most air pollution comes from

burning fossil fuels
forest fires
pollen
volcanoes

2

As you go up in the atmosphere, the air pressure

increases
stays the same
increases, then decreases
decreases

3

Water combines with ...... in acid rain

particles
ozone
sulfur oxides
hydrogen

4

Density =

M xV
M +V
M-V
M/V

5

Ozone has ______ oxygen atoms

1
3
2
4

6

Instrument used to measure air pressure

thermometer
barometer
hygrometer
hydrometer

7

CFCs are the main cause of

global warming
greenhouse effect
thunder
ozone depletion

8

Nearly half of pollution caused by fossil fuels is from

factories
furnaces
power plants
motor vehicles

9

Nitrogen oxides react with other air pollutants in the presence of sunlight to form

mercury
photochemical smog
acid rain
fog

10

another word for elevation

weather
temperature
altitude
pollutant

11

Increasing of _______ levels cause global warming

hydrogen
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide

12

The atmosphere is

gasses that surround the Earth
water in the oceans
layer where weather occurs
layer with the ozone layer

13

Smog caused by coal burning is

Cola smog
photochemical smog
acid rain
London type smog

14

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place is...

layers
climate zones
weather
density

15

Air has pressure because it

has temperature
has wind
has mass
has a thick stratosphere

Atmosphere 2

Questions 15

Atmosphere 2

Questions 15