Escapes Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

Temperature Inversion

Answer 1

When warmer air or atmospheric changes cause the air near the earth to be
cooler than air above

Question 2

Clean Air Act

Answer 2

Set standards for 6 pollutants, enforced regulations, phased out CFC’s

Question 3

Particulates

Answer 3

liquid or solid particles in the atmosphere

Question 4

Troposphere

Answer 4

atmospheric layer closest to the earth that gets colder as you go up

Question 5

Stratosphere

Answer 5

second lowest atmospheric layer with good “ozone” that gets warmer as you go u[p

Question 6

Mesosphere

Answer 6

third lowest zone above the Earth’s surface at sea level that gets colder as you go up

Question 7

Thermosphere

Answer 7

fourth and highest level of atmosphere where temperatures get hot

Question 8

Exosphere

Answer 8

Transition zone between earth and space

Question 9

Montreal Protocol

Answer 9

Stopped the use of CFC’s which contribute to ozone depletion

Question 10

Primary Pollutant

Answer 10

Is a pollutant emitted directly from a source.

Question 11

Secondary Pollutant

Answer 11

Is a pollutant not directly emitted from a source.

Question 12

Ozone O3

Answer 12

form from reactions with nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. It is a UV blocker and Respiratory
Irritant

Question 13

Chlorofluorocarbons CFC’s

Answer 13

known as Freon. Deplete ozone layer leading to more cancer

Question 14

Biomass

Answer 14

the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume

Question 15

Biome

Answer 15

an area classified by the species that live there

Question 16

Consumer

Answer 16

organisms that consume other organisms to obtain their energy

Question 17

Habitat

Answer 17

place where an organism makes its home

Question 18

Law of 10%

Answer 18

each trophic level transfers 10% of its energy to the level above them in the food chain

Question 19

Tropic Level

Answer 19

steps in the pyramid where the transfer of food and energy happen

Question 20

Macronutrients

Answer 20

large molecules of life

Question 21

Nitrogen Fixation

Answer 21

the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia by bacteria

Question 22

Micronutrients

Answer 22

smaller molecules of life molybedum, iron, copper

Question 23

Ammonification

Answer 23

the breakdown of dead organic matter by bacteria

Question 24

Nitrification

Answer 24

the conversion of ammonia by bacteria into nitrites and nitrates

Question 25

Assimilation

Answer 25

the incorporation and absorption of nitrogen compounds into plants

Question 26

Dentrification

Answer 26

the conversion by bacteria of nitrogen compounds back to nitrogen gas