Quiz 2a – Climate change and vehicles pre-lab
Name: sophia nevarez
ESCI 1101 – Fall 2023
The answers to the following questions can be found in the lecture slides.
1)
How much have global temperatures increased over the past 100 years?
a.
0° C
b.
1° C
c.
2° C
d.
3° C
2)
Which of the following best explains the greenhouse effect?
a.
Reflection of incident solar radiation by clouds
b.
Scattering of visible radiation by aerosols
c.
Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer
d.
Absorption of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases
e.
The breakdown of oxygen molecules in the thermosphere
3)
Explain how fuel consumption by vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions are related.
Burning fossil which is the main resource for gasoline and diesel, releases carbon dioxide, a
greenhouse gas into the atmosphere
.
4)
Briefly explain how your group will determine the fuel consumption of 25 vehicles at UTEP.
Record model and year for at least 25 vehicles and look up for the total fuel consumption and
enter this data into excel.
5)
If the average vehicle emits 5 tons of carbon dioxide every year, and there are 120,000
vehicles in El Paso, what are the total carbon dioxides from the vehicles in El Paso?
Show
your work.
5 x 120,000 = 600,000
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