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Apes Unit 9 Questions and Answers atmosphere layers Bottom to Top: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere. ozone layer a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun...

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Apes Unit 9 Questions and Answers
acid deposition - answer Precipitation with a pH less than 5.6 that forms in the
atmosphere when certain pollutants mix with water vapor.

air gases - answer 79% Nitrogen, 21% O2

asian brown cloud - answer a massive dark brown cloud of mostly industrial smog
stretching nearly continuously across much of India, Bangladesh, industrial China, and
the surrounding ocean

atmosphere layers - answer Bottom to Top: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere
and Thermosphere.

carbon monoxide - answer (CO) Sources include incomplete combustion of fossil
fuels. Effects: binds to hemoglobin reducing bloods ability to carry O2. Reduction
accomplished by catalytic converters, oxygenated fuel, mass transit (reduction).

catalytic converters - answer Causes the exhaust gases (carbon monoxide,
hydrocarbons, & nitrogen oxides) to react and in doing so forming less harmful carbon
dioxide and water.

CFC's - answer Chlorinated Fluorocarbons are chemicals that break down the ozone
layer

Clean Air Acts - answer An act meant to reduce smog and pollution, to reduce the
amount of pollution in the water

cluster development - answer urban development where high-density housing units
are concentrated on one portion of a parcel, with the rest of the land used for commonly
shared open space

criteria pollutants - answer particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide,
nitrogen oxides, ozone, lead

electrostatic precipitators - answer An air pollution control device that gives ash a
positive electrical charge so that it adheres to negatively charged plates

emissions trading - answer programs where companies have cut pollution by more
that they're required to can sell credits to other companies that exceed allowed levels

formaldehyde - answer a naturally occuring VOC found in small amounts of animals
and plants; a carcinogenic and an irritant to most people when present in high

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