Atmosphere Review

What is the pollutant that causes ozone destruction?

Which of the following removes CO₂ from the atmosphere?

What does the ozone layer protect us from?

Which of the following is TRUE?

Which of the following is the biggest carbon reservoir (sink)?

What is the name of the treaty that began the phase-out of chemicals that harm ozone?

Why did coal mining in Montana increase so much in the early 1970s?

Which compound causes ocean acidification?

What is the coldest part of the world in July?

Why is it warmer in Montana during the June-August? Choose the BEST answer.

Which of these cities has the smallest annual temperature range?

How does sunlight absorbed by the Earth eventually get back into space?

When sitting around a campfire, why do you feel warmth from the fire?

Darker skinned people are less likely to develop cataracts as result of UV exposure.

Why are air molecules thicker (closer together) at lower altitude?

Increased levels of CO₂ are causing global warming. What is the source of this CO₂.

Which city has the greater annual temperature range, and why?

Where does Montana rank among states when it comes to coal production?

What carbon compound are shells and coral reefs made of?

What kind of carbon molecules are found in limestone?

Why does Montana get more direct rays from the Sun during the summer?

What is the main use for coal in the USA today?

Which area is hottest in January?

During which months is "the hole in the ozone layer" present over Antarctica?

Collecting CO₂ as it comes out of power plants and then storing it in the ground is called?

Which of the following is NOT a problem caused by exposure to UV rays from the Sun?

What happens to the temperature as you go up through the stratosphere, and why?

Which are the most abundant gases in the air we breathe (in order of abundance)?

Why do CO₂ and methane molecules let sunlight through, but absorb IR waves given off by Earth?

According to the Sierra Club, what is the reason for the recent decline in coal mining?

Why can you kick or hit a ball farther at high elevations?

Which CFC is found in the tubes in the back of older refridgerators?

Which color shows areas that have the greatest difference between winter and summer temps?

Which state is known for the type of coal mining known as "mountaintop removal"?

What was the point of the whipped topping demonstration?

Why is ozone destruction worse over Antarctica than over the North Pole area?

What are the lines on this map called?

Which of the following does NOT contribute to ozone destruction?

What may become of biomass that gets buried beneath layers and layers of sediment?

Which of the following is a hydrocarbon?

Which part of the atmosphere contains "the ozone layer"?

One cause of acid rain is burning coal that contains too much . . . ?

Which of the following is FALSE?

Which of the following is coldest in January?

What percent of the nation's coal comes out of the Powder River Basin?

Why are temperature inversions more common in December and January?

Which individual would typically have the highest carbon footprint?

What is the name of the substance shown in the photo?

Which city has the greatest annual temperature range?

Which region in the USA has had the most problem with acid rain?

Which TWO of the following are ways that humans have changed the carbon cycle?

Why does it get colder as you go higher into the troposphere?

Why has the Otter Creek Coal Mine near Ashland not been developed?

Which planet is the hottest, and why?

Why is Quito so much colder?

Which of the following types of biomass might one day become coal?