Ch. 18 & 19

Question 1

the falling of acids and acid forming compounds from the atmosphere to earth’s surface

Answer 1

acid deposition

Question 2

liquid or solid particles that are suspended in air or gas; also referred to as particulate matter

Answer 2

aerosols

Question 3

one or more chemicals in high enough concentrations in the air to harm humans, other animals, vegetation, or materials

Answer 3

air pollution

Question 4

ability of a surface to reflect light

Answer 4

albedo

Question 5

human-centered pollution

Answer 5

anthropogenic

Question 6

the sales weighted average fuel economy which is defined by the average mileage traveled by a car per gallon of gasoline

Answer 6

CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy)

Question 7

warming of the earth’s troposphere because of increases in the concentrations of greenhouse gases

Answer 7

global warming

Question 8

harmful air pollutants that form from emissions from everyday items combining with other pollutants which then heat in the sunlight

Answer 8

ground-level ozone

Question 9

type of air pollution consisting mostly of a mixture of sulfur dioxide, suspended droplets of sulfuric acid, and suspended solid particles

Answer 9

industrial smog

Question 10

colorless and highly reactive gas and a major component of industrial smog

Answer 10

ozone

Question 11

decrease in ozone concentration in the stratosphere

Answer 11

ozone depletion

Question 12

complex mixture of air pollutants produced in the troposphere by the reaction of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides through sunlight

Answer 12

photochemical smog

Question 13

chemicals that have been added to the air directly by natural events or harmful activities and occurs in harmful concentrations

Answer 13

primary pollutants

Question 14

harmful chemicals formed in the atmosphere when a primary air pollutant reacts with normal air components or other air pollutants

Answer 14

secondary pollutants

Question 15

good ozone, produces oxygen molecules to interact with UV radiation and prevent 95% of it from reaching the surface

Answer 15

stratospheric ozone

Question 16

broad term referring to the long term changes in any aspects of the earth’s climate, especially temperature and precipitation

Answer 16

(global) climate change