Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The temperature of the mesosphere falls as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
B)  The temperature of the stratosphere falls as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
C)  The temperature of the stratosphere rises as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
D)  The temperature of the troposphere falls as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
A)  The temperature of the mesosphere falls as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
B)  The temperature of the stratosphere falls as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
C)  The temperature of the stratosphere rises as you get farther from the earth's surface. 
D)  The temperature of the troposphere falls as you get farther from the earth's surface.

Question 2

The complete oxidation of coal produces

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon monoxide (CO). 
B)  carbon dioxide (CO2). 
C)  particulate matter. 
D)  soot. 
A)  carbon monoxide (CO). 
B)  carbon dioxide (CO2). 
C)  particulate matter. 
D)  soot.

Question 3

One of the earliest recorded examples of polluted air was written about by the Roman ________ in 61 A.D.

Accepted Answer

A)  Caesar Augustus 
B)  Seneca 
C)  Cato the Elder 
D)  Pliny 
A)  Caesar Augustus 
B)  Seneca 
C)  Cato the Elder 
D)  Pliny

Question 4

Which of the following activities would NOT lower the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  building coal-fired power plants 
B)  concentrating emitted CO2 in large underground reservoirs 
C)  planting trees 
D)  stopping deforestation 
A)  building coal-fired power plants 
B)  concentrating emitted CO2 in large underground reservoirs 
C)  planting trees 
D)  stopping deforestation

Question 5

Which component of the atmosphere is predicted to rise in the foreseeable future?

Accepted Answer

A)  argon 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  fluorine 
D)  carbon monoxide 
A)  argon 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  fluorine 
D)  carbon monoxide

Question 6

Which of the following greenhouse gases is most efficient at trapping heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  CFCs 
B)  CH4 
C)  CO2 
D)  H2O 
A)  CFCs 
B)  CH4 
C)  CO2 
D)  H2O

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The complete oxidation of coal produces

One of the earliest recorded examples of polluted air was written about by the Roman ________ in 61 A.D.

Which of the following activities would NOT lower the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere?

Which component of the atmosphere is predicted to rise in the foreseeable future?

Which of the following greenhouse gases is most efficient at trapping heat?

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Exam 13: Air

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The complete oxidation of coal produces

One of the earliest recorded examples of polluted air was written about by the Roman ________ in 61 A.D.

Which of the following activities would NOT lower the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?

Which component of the atmosphere is predicted to rise in the foreseeable future?

Which of the following greenhouse gases is most efficient at trapping heat?

Chemistry

Atoms

Atomic Structure

Chemical Bonds

Chemical Accounting

Gases, Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces

Acids and Bases

Oxidation and Reduction

Organic Chemistry

Polymers

Nuclear Chemistry

Chemistry of the Earth

Water

Energy

Biochemistry

Food

Drugs

Fitness and Health

Chemistry Down on the Farm

Household Chemicals

Poisons

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Which of the following activities would NOT lower the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere?