Ch. 9

Question 1

acid deposition

Answer 1

A type of air pollution that includes sulfuric and nitric acids i precipitation, as well as dry acid particles that settle out of the air.

Question 2

carbon management

Answer 2

Ways to separate and capture the CO2 produced during the combustion of fossil fuels and then sequester (store) it.

Question 3

chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs)

Answer 3

Human-made organic compounds that contain chlorine and fluorine; now banned because they damage the stratospheric ozone layer.

Question 4

climate

Answer 4

The typical weather patterns that occur in a place over a period of years.

Question 5

enhanced greenhouse effect

Answer 5

Additional atmospheric warming produced as human activities increase atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases.

Question 6

forest decline

Answer 6

A gradual deterioration and eventual death of many trees in a forest.

Question 7

greenhouse gases

Answer 7

Gases – including water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and certain other gases – that absorb infrared radiation.

Question 8

infrared radiation

Answer 8

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than those of visible light but shorter than microwaves; perceived as invisible waves of heat.

Question 9

ozone thinning

Answer 9

The removal of ozone from the stratosphere by human-produced chemicals or natural processes.

Question 10

radiative forcing

Answer 10

For greenhouse gases, the capacity to retain heat in Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 11

ultraviolet (UV) radiation

Answer 11

Radiation from the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths just shorter than visible light; can be lethal to organisms at high levels of exposure.