Title: Hosted
1Jeopardy
2Atmosphere
Warming
Water
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3b. Fresh water
- Three percent of all the water
- on Earth is found as
- salt water
- b. fresh water
- c. groundwater
- d. ocean water
- e. none of these
4b. 21
What percentage of the atmosphere is composed of
oxygen? A. 12 percent B. 21 percent C. 58
percent D. 78 percent
5c. Greenhouse gas
- The process by which gases in the
- atmosphere trap in heat radiated from
- the Earth surface is called
- global warming
- b. ozone depletion
- c. greenhouse effect
- d. El Nino
6d. OPEC
- World oil supplies and prices are
- expected to be controlled over
- the long term by
- Russia.
- b. the United States.
- c. Mexico
- d. OPEC.
- e. Saudi Arabia.
7a. Mississippi
- The largest watershed in the United States is
- Mississippi River
- b. Delaware River
- c. Colorado River
- d. Rio Grande
- e. Cooper River
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8A troposphere
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, the one
directly above the ground, is called
the A. troposphere. B. stratosphere. C. thermosphe
re.
9d. earths avg surface temp
- Global warming refers specifically
- to an increase in
- the number of storms on Earth.
- B. precipitation from Earths atmosphere.
- temperatures everywhere on Earth.
- D. Earths average surface temperature.
10e. All of these answers
- Oil is widely used because it
- is relatively cheap.
- is easily transported.
- c. has a high net useful energy yield.
- has an artificially low cost.
- e. all of these answers
11c. Kill bacteria
- During the water treatment process,
- what is the purpose of adding
- chlorine to the water?
- to remove large debris
- b. to remove gases
- c. to kill bacteria
- d. none of these
12a. front
The boundary between air masses that differ in
temperature and moisture is called
a(n) A. front. B. ozone layer. C. thermosphere. D.
convection current.
13c. Trees take in CO2 during photosynthesis
- How can the planting of new trees
- help reduce climate change?
- Trees help create breezes.
- B. Trees release moisture that cools the
atmosphere. - Trees take in carbon dioxide from the
- atmosphere during photosynthesis.
- Trees block the release of greenhouse
- gases from soil.
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14b. Versatility of its uses
Which of the following is an advantage of using
fossil fuels for energy? a. the resulting air
pollution c. limited quantities b. versatility
in its uses d. toxic by-products
15C. Ag, industry, personal
- From greatest to least,
- rank the primary uses of
- fresh water around the world.
- personal, industry, agriculture
- B. industry, agriculture, personal
- C. agriculture, industry, personal
- D. industry, personal, agriculture
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16A. Ozone aka smog
- Which of the following is a
- secondary air pollutant?
- ozone
- b. carbon monoxide
- c. carbon dioxide
- d. both (b) and (c)
- e. none of these
17d. Carbon footprint
- The amount of carbon dioxide emissions
- for which an individual or group
- is responsible is known as a
- carbon sequestration
- carbonic acid.
- carbon offset.
- D. carbon footprint.
18c. Fossil fuels
Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is
contained in a. uranium. b. radioactive
waste. c. fossil fuels.
d. all nonrenewable resources.
19d. Decreased oxygen levels
- Eutrophication of a lake can lead to
- increased pH levels
- b. increased dissolved oxygen
- c.. decreased pH levels
- d. decreased dissolved oxygen levels
- e. none of these
20c. Catalytic converter
- Which of these devises clean
- car exhaust before coming out the tailpipe?
- scrubber
- b. ZEV
- c. catalytic converter
- d. smoker
- e. none of these
21d. sulfur
- Which of the following is
- NOT a major greenhouse gas?
- water vapor
- b. carbon dioxide
- c. methane
- d. sulfur
- e. none of these
22b. Distillation
- Crude oil components are separated by
- gravity.
- b. distillation.
- c. pressure.
- d. filtration.
- e. combustion.