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Daniel Kang Josh Lee Steven Hong Allen Po
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Pg: 467-527 (Ch. 18-19 Textbook) Pg: 233-256 (Ch. 8 Workbook)
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Pg. 467: Atmospheric Layers Diagram Pg. 475: Photochemical smog & emission of fossil fuels by cars Pg. 477: Natural capital degradation & acid deposition Pg. 479: Effects of acid on trees Pg. 485: Diagram of US premature deaths due to atmospheric air pollution Pg. 494: Graphs of temperature change and average temperature over time Pg. 500: Processes that determine average temperature and amount of greenhouse gases
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Melting Ice in Greenland: pg. 492 U.S. Air Pollution Laws Can Be Improved: pg. 486 Radioactive Radon Gas: pg. 483 South Asian Brown Clouds: pg. 478
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Kyoto Protocol: international effort to reduce climate change, controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina: in 1974, determined that CFCs destroy stratospheric (good) ozone.
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1) The largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the United States is ________, followed by ________. A) agriculture; transportation B) electricity generation; agriculture C) electricity generation; industry D) electricity generation; transportation E) agriculture; electricity generation 2) The atmosphere around Earth is warmed because ________. A)warm air cannot escape, as in a greenhouse B)molecules in the atmosphere are warmed by radiation from Earth and retain that heat C)fossil fuels release heat D)plants absorb CO2 E) plants release CO2
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3) Earth's climate ________. A) has been stable over the history of the planet B) is changing as a result of natural and human processes C) will stabilize over the next century, according to the predictions of most scientists D) has been documented to have changed once due to the evolution of green photosynthesizing plants E) history is undeterminable because there is no method of studying climatic history of the planet 4) Carbon dioxide is ________. A) the most potent (per molecule of gas) of the greenhouse gases B) the most abundant greenhouse gas C) more potent (per molecule of gas) than methane D) the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas produced in the United States E) the only greenhouse gas presently increasing in the atmosphere
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5) Carbon-based fuels from lithospheric reservoirs ________. A) have formed slowly over many millions of years B) is readily lost from Earth's surface in the absence of humans C) is formed from the deposition, partial decay, and compression of inorganic matter D) cannot be lost to the atmosphere by human processes once stabilized on Earth's surface E) will be lost before the end of the decade 6) Hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesel, hydrogen fuel cells and long-term electric batteries are potential solutions to A) reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks B) carbon sequestration C) cap-and-trade emission control D) replacing coal as a major fuel for generating electricity E) cutting back the carbon emissions from hydroelectric plants
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7) Growing rice results in the release of ________ into the atmosphere. A) methane B) nitrous oxides C) ozone D) carbon dioxide E) sulfate aerosols
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1) Answer: D Diff: 2 Objective: 18.2 Human influences on climate 2) Answer: B Diff: 2 Objective: 18.1 Factors affecting Earth's climate 3) Answer: B Diff: 1 Objective: 18.3 Climate research 4) Answer: D Diff: 2 Objective: 18.4 Global climate change in present and future 5) Answer: A Diff: 3 Objective: 18.2 Human influences on climate 6) Answer: A Diff: 2 Objective: 18.6 Response to climate change 7) Answer: A Diff: 3 Objective: 18.2 Human influences on climate
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