Altitude affects climate; there is a 4°C temperature gain for every 100m up.

This is just all wrong; completely incorrect.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

A thermal inversion is when:

a layer of warm air is trapped near the surface.

Linfen is the dirtiest place on earth due to...

excessive coal power plants and industrial process.

Radon gas is considered an indoor air pollutant.

Ah! Yes, that is true! Radon is a thing.

Sprays that we use such as fabreeze and hair spray are called:

They are sprays which use propellents.

Sprays such as fabreeze and hair spray are considered:

They are considered sprays containing liquid chemicals.

The (1) is considered (2) because all the lithosphere resources we have are already here.

(1) Rock Cycle, (2) closed system

Water _____ from the ocean's surface, ________ and falls as _______ over land.

evaporates, condenses, fresh water rain

Application of nitrogen fertilizers on soil results in rapid uptake of nitrate; slow ammonium.

True; this is absolutely correct!

The best plants to "clean" the air are:

All of these are actually super at cleaning the air.

Dry cleaning your clothing is a sure way to stop toxic chemicals like bleach in your home.

Absolutely false, dry cleaning fluid is just as toxic.

Rain falling through a trapped layer of sulphur dioxide is falling through a _______.

thermal inversion trapping smog from cars.

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CGR4M0 - Course Review MC (2016)

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1
The biosphere is the collection of all the life on Earth, and interacts with all other spheres.
Very true!
Not quite sure; we never explicitly studied the biosphere.
Very false!
Somewhat true; minerals don't count.
2
Cultivation of animals, pants, fungi, and other life for the purpose of food:
Monoculture
Eugenics
Agribusiness
Agriculture
3
Water in the atmosphere can exist as:
Both of these
None of these
Water crystals
H2O vapour
4
Altitude affects climate; there is a 4°C temperature gain for every 100m up.
Yes, this sounds very true.
This is just all wrong; completely incorrect.
This is completely false; it is 2.5°C !
I must have been absent for this part of the course.
5
A secondary pollutant, colourless gas, sweet smell, oxidizes everything from lungs to rubber.
Ozone
Oxygen
Sulphur
Nitrogen
6
Another name of a non-renewable resource is:
fintite
infiltrate
infinite
finite
7
The city voted the "dirtiest place on earth" is:
Lindfend
Li Phen
Linhen
Linfen
8
OECD:
Organization for Environmental and Carbon Development.
Organization for Economic and Cadmium Development.
Organization for Environmental and Cultural Development
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
9
The world is therefore studied as a complex system of...
Independent parts.
Individual parts.
Interwoven parts.
Interdependent parts.
10
Urban areas result in water climates due to the ________ effect.
Urban Heating Bubble
Urban Thermal Island
Urban Heat Island
Urban Thermal
11
Private ownership is the least common of the management types.
Completely true!
100% wrong!
I skipped this lesson.... will it affect my mark?
12
A thermal inversion is when:
a layer of warm air is trapped near the surface.
a layer of warm air is trapped between air layers.
a layer of cold air is trapped near the surface of the earth
I didn't do this assignment, I skipped instead.
13
The term used to describe the ability for the Earth to reflect incoming solar radiation is:
Alpedo
Albeto
Aldebo
Albedo
14
Linfen is the dirtiest place on earth due to...
I never did this assignment even though I had a week for it.
excessive pollution from nuclear power and hydroelectricity.
excessive coal power plants and industrial process.
Incredible amounts of sulphur, carbon dioxide and methane.
15
Ultra Violet light has the ability to _____ viral DNA, and _____ bacteria and mould.
propagate, multiply
justify, deny
destroy, kill
destro, krill
16
The Hydrosphere is the portion of the Earth that...
(3) The rivers, lakes and oceans; groundwater and vapour.
Both (1) and (3); not (2).
(2) the part of the Earth that contains Oceans.
(1) encompasses all the water on the planet
17
The world is seen as a complex system of independent parts.
False. >:(
Sometimes; only when sociologists study it.
True. :)
Never, except when scientists study it.
18
Ragon gas is considered an indoor air pollutant.
I don't know.
False
Sometimes
True
19
Agreeing that global warming exists and humans have caused it is the basis for the:
Kyoto Carbon Protocol
Carbon Tax Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto GHG Protocol
20
Groundwater can be found at the bottom of the ocean under the rocks along with oil and coal.
WITCHCRAFT!
FALSE!
TRUE!
NONSENSE!
21
We live in the ________.
Mississuaga watershed
Lower Trent watershed
Lower Ontario watershed
Riverwood watershed
22
Nitrous Oxide, Sulphur Dioxide, VOC's are examples of:
Desperate pollutants
Direct pollutants
Dependent pollutants
Derelict pollutants
23
VOC's can be given off by paints as they dry.
Yup! True!
My walls are made of brick.
Nope nope nope; false!
Did we learn about this? What is paint?
24
The largest volume of gas making up our atmosphere is:
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Astatine
Oxygen
25
Radon gas is considered an indoor air pollutant.
Wait, did you say RADON or RAGON?
Didn't we just do this question?
Ah! Yes, that is true! Radon is a thing.
Oh! False, Radon is not a thing.
26
Reduction in GHG emissions made in order to compensate for them is called:
Carbon inset
Carbon tax
Carbon offset
Carbon inkjet
27
Water, air, wood and minerals are examples of natural resources:
TRUE
FALSE
28
The total amount of precipitation in a week.
Weather
Sadness
Climate
Depressing
29
Sun, wind, water, soil and forests are examples of non-renewable resources.
WILL THIS AFFECT MY MARK?
FALSE
I DONT KNOW
TRUE
30
The drop in temperature that is experienced for every gain in 1000m is:
5°C
7°C
6°C
4°C
31
Carbon Dioxide and Water through photosynthesis, result in the creation of...
Water, Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide
Glucose and Oxygen
Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen
Water and Glucose
32
Sprays that we use such as fabreeze and hair spray are called:
Airosols
Aerosols
They are sprays which use propellents.
They are sprays which use particulates.
33
Sprays such as fabreeze and hair spray are considered:
They are sprays that contain particulates.
Aerosols
They are considered sprays containing liquid chemicals.
Airosols
34
UV stands for:
Ultra Violent
Ulta Vilot
Ultron Violent.
Ultra Violet
35
When plants give off water, the process is called:
Evatotranpirtation
Evaporation
Evoptranspiration
Transvaporation
36
Learning only occurs in a classroom.
TRUE
FALSE.
37
Land planning, water management and biodiversity conservation are forms of:
Natural Resource Management
Natural Cycle Stewardship
Farming
Management systems
38
Ionizers can remove particulates from the air and improve IAQ.
This sounds like nonsense to me, when did we learn this?
This is 100% true!
This is 100% false!
What in the world is an ionizer; what are particulates?
39
The (1) is considered (2) because all the lithosphere resources we have are already here.
(1) this is too much, (2) for my brain to handle.
(1) Rock Cycle, (2) closed system
(1) Lithocycle, (2) open system.
(1) Rock Cycle, (2) isolated system
40
Water _____ from the ocean's surface, ________ and falls as _______ over land.
evaporates, condensates, salt water
crystallizes, evaporates, hail
evotranspirates, sublimates, snow
evaporates, condenses, fresh water rain
41
The temperature in the Mesosphere is lower than at the surface of the Earth.
FALSE
TRUE
42
Ammonium changing into nitrate is part of the:
Nitrous cycle
Nitrogination cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Nitrification cycle
43
What is the atmosphere?
Collection of gasses that make the earth habitable
Protects from freezing and overheating + solar radiation
Actually, only the RED one!!
Both of these of course!
44
Application of nitrogen fertilizers on soil results in rapid uptake of nitrate; slow ammonium.
False; completely!
I think it actually makes CO2!
It definitely results in methane production.
True; this is absolutely correct!
45
Submitting late assignments is a great way to demonstrate your enthusiasm for any course.
FALSE
TRUE
46
The Lithosphere is the pat of the Earth that makes up...
(1) Solid portion of the Earth.
(3) The living portion of the Earth.
(2) Portion of the earth that contains mineral resources.
Both (1) and (2), not (3).
47
Rocks that contain sufficient minerals and important elements for extraction...
orre
or
orr
ore
48
The best plants to "clean" the air are:
All of these are actually super at cleaning the air.
Spider plants and Peace lilies.
English Ivy and Rubber plants.
All of these plants are terrible at their job!
49
Dry cleaning your clothing is a sure way to stop toxic chemicals like bleach in your home.
Absolutely false, dry cleaning fluid is just as toxic.
False, bleach is still used in dry cleaning fluid.
100% true; it's called dry cleaning for a reason!
True, dry cleaning is easy breezy!
50
Rain falling through a trapped layer of sulphur dioxide is falling through a _______.
sulphur cloud formed after a thermal inversion.
acid cloud formed during a thermal inversion.
pollution cloud formed through thermal inversion.
thermal inversion trapping smog from cars.
51
Only tropical plants have the ability to remove toxins from the air.
True
This is true only in the tropics.
False
This is false except in greenhouses.
52
Water absorbs more solar radiation than _____.
cement
ice
rooftops
clouds
53
Aerosols are the sprays we use, such as fabreeze an hair spray.
MAYBE
TRUE
NEVER
FALSE
54
The percentage (%) of water on earth that is fresh water is:
2%
5%
3%
4%
55
One of the more difficult tasks in systems theory study is defining the...
Impacts.
Influence.
Boundaries.
Confluence.
56
The Tragedy of the Commons is an economic theory within a shared resource system where:
None of these.
Actions contrary to the common good of the people using it
Both of these.
Actions are contrary to the common good of the resource.
57
Processes which occur over a period of measurable time refer to a system's ____ parameters.
Terminal
Temporal
Temporary
Teporiatal
58
Aerosols are any substance that can be dissolved into the atmosphere; solids and liquids.
I am so confused because I don't know the difference.
This is totally true.
I wish I had actually taken this stuff seriously.
Completely false.
59
Sources of pollution that come from humans is called
anthropolaxis
antropogeric
anthropotrophic
anthropogenic
60
Evapotranspiration however, is the process by which....
When steam is so hot it immediately disappears.
When water just begins to boil, but not steam.
The method through which plants "exhale" water vapour.
Water leaves the lungs of living, breathing organisms.
61
An example of a direct pollutant would be:
Nitrous Oxide; emitted by cars.
Actually, all of these are direct pollutants.
Sulphur Dioxide; emitted through coal burning.
VOC's; emitted through incomplete combustion.
62
Your personal impact on the environment measured, for example, in GHG production:
Environmental influence.
I didn't do this part during class; i was on snapchat.
Carbon footprint.
Ecological footprint.
63
When harvest exceeds replenishment, a renewable resource can become:
renewable / replenished
non - renewable
difficult to find
depleted / extinct
64
State owned resources refer to those owned by the state, province or federal municipality.
Can I still do this and hand it in later?
Very true!
Extremely false!
I'm not sure, but I think I did was absent for this.
65
A thermal inversion over an urban area can result in...
increased oxygen usage by plants to stay alive.
increased smog, exacerbate breathing conditions.
increased CO2 production by animals and cars.
improved breathing conditions and nitrogen uptake.
66
When a layer of warm air is trapped near the surface of the earth by a colder layer above it.
Thermal Inversion
Thermal Insertion
Thermal Intrusion.
Thermol Incursion
67
Particulate matter has only secondary sources.
Only in Finland.
FALSE.
Sometimes.
TRUE.
68
Formaldehyde can be emitted from materials such as tiles and bricks inside buildings.
False, it is not emitted from these materials.
True, it is emitted from these materials.
Modern buildings are made of sturdy, fireproof asbestos.
Formaldehyde is only used as a preservative.
69
When heat is absorbed by concrete, and radiated back at the atmosphere, raising its temperature
This is called the heat island effect
this is called the thermal heating effect
this is nonsense to me because I never learned it....
this is called the thermal inversion effect
70
Anthropogenic means....
Ummm...I may need to improve my vocabulary by reading books.
Something that originated / created by humans.
Wait, is anthropomorphic and anthropogenic the same thing?
Something that originated / created in nature.
71
A thunder storm on a Monday followed by clouds and rain on Wednesday is an example of:
Short term weather patterns.
Just weather.
Short term climate conditions.
Long term weather patterns.
72
Equitable social, economic and environmental policies + social well being + economic wellbeing.
This is part of the EECD charter.
This is what OECD does.
This is what EOCD works to attain.
I have no idea what all these acronyms mean. (IHNIWATAM)
73
The relative percentages of gas that make up the atmosphere are:
N - 75%, O2 - 10%, H2Ov - 1% + trace gases
Ar - 2%, CO2 - 20%, O2 - 30% + trace gases
N - 78%, O2 - 21%, H2Ov - 1% + trace gases
N - 50%, O - 13%, H2Ov - 5% + trace gases
74
Anthropomorphic mean:
Something of natural origin.
Something of human origin.
Something that resembles something in nature.
Something that resembles a human.
75
The process through one type of rock is changed into another.
Lithosphere Cycle
Rock Transportation Cycle
Rock Cycle
Mineral Cycle
76
When energy alone is allowed to flow freely to and from a system, it is defined as:
Open
Closed
Free
Complex
77
Spacial boundaries refer to a system's _____ parameters.
Elemental
Physical
Influence
Metaphysical
78
The process through with H20 is circulated through he Biosphere is called the:
Hydro Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Water Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
79
The Troposphere is located in the middle of the atmospheric layers.
FALSE
TRUE
80
Dust mites in bedding, carpet and furniture can produce enzymes which help kill I.A. pollutants
You seriously think dust mites are a good thing in any way?
This is very true!
No, completely false!
True, only if they are freshly hatched.
81
Ethical and responsible planning management of resources is referred to as:
Stuwordship
Strewardship
Stewardship
Steworship
82
The total amount of wind in one year:
Climate
Weather
I missed this class.
....pass...
83
Renewable resources require _____ in order to replenish naturally.
air
time
sun
water
84
Fresh water found below the surface of the Earth, replenished through precipitation.
Ground aquifer.
Ground water.
A river.
A well.
85
Isolated systems allow energy and matter to sometimes flow to and from it.
My mind is an example of an isolated system; text me to.
This is true.
Yes, sometimes under very specific circumstances.
Completely false.
86
Hydroelectricity is an example of a natural resource:
FALSE
TRUE
87
Ozone is:
A form of oxygen consisting of three atoms, highly reactive.
A section of the atmosphere where Nitrogen gathers.
A place in the atmosphere where oxygen is dense.
A gas that forms as a result of respiration.
88
A nutrient cycle is the movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter.
Actually, it is the carbon cycle.
FALSE
Actually, this is the nitrogen cycle.
TRUE
89
Direct pollutants include:
NOx, SO2, VOC's
NO2, N2O, SO2, CO2.
CO2 only, especially during a thermal incursion.
SO2 only, especially during a thermal inversion.
90
The ____ is the _____ portion of the interior of the Earth.
mantle, thickest
crust, thinest
inner core, smallest
crust, largest
91
The Hydrocycle is:
The process of water moving through the Lithosphere.
The process of water moving through the atsmosphere.
The process by which water circulates through the Biosphere.
None of these; no such thing as the Hydrocycle.
92
The lower Trent Watershed covers _____ square kilometres.
2121
2000
1000
3131
93
Ore is rock that contains...
Gasses, elements and radioactive elements
Minerals
I couldn't even spell this in the previous question...
Minerals and elements
94
The short term conditions in the atmosphere:
This is the definition of climate.
This is the long definition of weather.
This is the short definition of climate.
This is the definition of weather.
95
A positive feedback loop occurs when a natural cycle is intensified through external factors.
TRUE
FALSE
96
Air pollution is:
Contamination of the atmosphere through particulates.
Contamination of the atmosphere through biological chems.
All of the above.
Contamination of the atmosphere through checmials
97
Nitrification by soil bacteria converts:
ammonia into ammonium
ammonium into nitrate
nitrate into nitrous oxide
carbon dioxide into oxygen for people to breath
98
Anything that comes from a natural source that can be used by people is an example of:
Flow resource
Non-Renewable resource
Renewable resource.
Natural Resource
99
One type of bacteria that can be incubated through poor IAQ is:
Influenza
Asthema
Heartbearn
Legionnaires's disease
100
Biological resources such as plants, forests and animals ultimately rely on...
minerals
air
sunlight
water

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