Chapter 16 Vocab.docx Definition (your own words) Examples/Pictures (must show understanding) Term Cayer of Earth's atmosphere that blocks 15% of UV rays Özone layer Air pollution Temperature inversion -Yellowish mixture of smoke and fog, utually produced by burning coal Smog Acid deposition Climate change Carbon footprint Definition (ten words or less) Term Examples/Pictures (must show understanding) Drought Mitigation Climate change tipping point Carbon capture storage (CCS) Geoengineering Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

Q: What are the challenges with the existing pollution control paradigm that limit the ability to explo...

A: Pollution control paradigms differ according to different kinds of pollution, which may be air, wate...

Q: Suppose a beautiful grove of trees near your house is scheduled to be cut down for a civic project s...

A: Trees belong to the plant kingdom. They are an integral part of the earth.Grove of trees is small nu...

Q: Using the diagram above, in your own words explain how the greenhouse effect works. Be sure to inclu...

A: The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that warms the earth’s surface. This is achieved by th...

Q: 6. Relative to the speed of a cloud over Greenland, a cloud over the equator would be traveling. Fa...

A: Due to the absence of Coriolis force at equator, earth rotates faster at equator, so everything has ...

Q: Which type of water is the primary target of the Clean Water Act? A: Groundwater B: Navigable su...

A: Clean water act was launched and effected on the October 1972 on the 18th. It was brought about by t...

Q: Long-wavelength visible light   a. will have a greater energy than short-wavelength visible ligh...

A: Ever since the beginning of the Universe, matter and energy were created. These matters and energy e...

Q: Which type of pollution is the primary target of the Clean Water Act? A:Point B: Nonpoint

A: The clean-water act is a federal-law that is followed under the united-states and governance over wa...

Q: What is the interval between index contours for this map?  40 feet 20 feet 100 feet 50 feet

A: A topographic map is a map which is concerned with the shape and character feature of Earth’s surfac...

Q: What best describes red light? A. Is a form of infrared light B. Has the longest wavelength C. Is...

A: Electromagnetic radiation refers to waves of electromagnetic field propagating the electromagnetic e...

Q: How dangerous are the effects of climate change and the collapse of biodiversity? What can be done? ...

A: Climate change refers to the changing weather patterns that affect the planet on a regional and glob...

Q: According to the scale above, how would a substance that registers 7 on the pH scale be categorized?

A: In subject of chemistry pH is a scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of aqueous solution, i...

Q: What can you do to help your community after the volcano eruption as a student

A: Volcanic eruption results into flow of hot molten lava and huge amount of volcanic gases. The gases ...

Q: Which of the following is the question being investigated in this investigation? O How does the diam...

A: A bowl-shaped depression created by the impact of a meteorite, an explosion, or volcanic activity is...

Q: How climate patterns resulting from atmospheric circulation influence the latitudinal distribution o...

A: Climate is the long-term average of weather also it measures the variability of metrological factor ...

Q: Based on the life table below, and knowing that R0  =1.15 a) is the population:(growing, stable o...

A: a) First let us complete the table. x nx lx mx lxmx 0-1 1000 1 0 0 1-2 900 0.9 0.5 0.45 2-3...

Q: How are weather and climate different?

A: Weather is a short term phenomenon where as climate is a long term phenomenon. The short term condit...

Q: Briefly summarize the results presented in figure 5.

A:  The first row shows energy consumption of different states of the USA in 2015 from three high emiss...

Q: Effect of nuclear weapons?

A: A nuclear weapon is a device that uses nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two ...

Q: Most infrared radiation CANNOT reach Earth’s surface through its atmosphere because it is absorbed b...

A: Several layers together make the atmosphere. The troposphere is the lowermost layer where we live. T...

Q: How does the length of time required for completion of a circuit of surface circulation compare with...

A: Ocean currents are the flow of the ocean or seawater, either horizontally or vertically. Gravity, wi...

Q: Compared to Earth's continental crust, Earth's oceanic crust is A) thinner and more dense B) thinner...

A: The solar system got formed 4.6 billion years ago. The third planet of the solar system is our Earth...

Q: A spokesman states, "El Nino will have no effect on world food prices."  Why is the speaker probably...

A: El nino is a weather phenomenon which normally occurs in the pacific ocean. This is caused due to se...

Q: What sector is responsible for the highest portion of California’s carbon footprint? A: Agricult...

A: The Earth is made up of four spheres known as lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. A...

Q: D. You are on holiday, lying lazily on the beach at a fancy resort. You then receive an urgent call ...

A: Tsunami are large waves which occur in water bodies like sea/ocean when a large volume of water is d...

Q: Using the map provided, predict when the hurricane would weaken the most. Support your prediction wi...

A: In the map the hurricane will start to weaken when it reaches the land and it will be the weakest at...

Q: Please help

A: Air mass is a huge volume of air that has consistent temperature and humidity. They are formed in re...