Quick Quiz Unit 2

A quick starter for revision the atmosphere in Unit 2@

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'A combination of active processes that cancel out each other's effect so that there is no overall change' is the definition of what?
Dynamic Equilibrium
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Where in the structure of the atmosphere does ozone naturally occur?
Stratosphere
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In a 24-hour cycle when does the concentration of Carbon Dioxide peak
Night time
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Temperature declines with increasing altitude in the Troposphere?
True
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Clouds of particulate matter absorb and reflect some light?
True
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Roughly what percentage of incoming solar radiation is absorbed by the Earths surface?
50
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The infrared radiation that is emitted by the Earths surface is partly absorbed by what in the atmosphere?
Gases
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Carbon Dioxide concentration is increased by human activities in what way?
Deforestation
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Which ocean current changes causes a nutrient upwelling which causes algal blooms?
El Nino
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A positive feedback mechanism is.......
A situation where an initial change causes a reaction that increases the original change
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What is the name of the current system that carries warmer water northwards from the equator in the Atlantic?
North Atlantic Conveyor
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What is the name of the international agreement signed in 1997which committed signatories to reducing six greenhouse gases?
Kyoto Protocol
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What international agreement was signed to limit release of CFCs into the atmosphere?
Montreal Protocol 1987
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An underground rock structure from which water can be abstracted is called ...?
an aquifer
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Flow of water through the spaces in soil and rock is called
percolation
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The removal of water from the location where it was found
abstraction
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Loss of water vapour from leaves
Transpiration
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Adding aluminium sulphate or limestone to clay causes
flocculation
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Catalytic convertors in cars reduce which gases in exhaust emissions
oxides of nitrogen
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Where in the structure of the atmosphere does ozone naturally occur?

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In a 24-hour cycle when does the concentration of Carbon Dioxide peak

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Temperature declines with increasing altitude in the Troposphere?

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Clouds of particulate matter absorb and reflect some light?

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