Which of the following is a secondary pollutant in the troposphere but a beneficial component in the stratosphere?
A) Ozone
B) Nitrogen oxides
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Volatile organic compounds
A
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Which Köppen climate type (or types) is most closely associated with the distribution of the boreal forest biome?
Using the global map of biome distribution (Map T-30 in the back of the Lab Manual), the map of climate distribution (Map T-29), the maps of global temperature (Maps T-28a and T-28b), the map of global precipitation (on the inside front cover of the Lab Manual), as well as information about Köppen climate types from Exercise 23, answer the question. What will be an ideal response?
An El Niño event would be expected to produce ____
a. dry conditions in Peru b. rains and floods in Australia c. dry conditions in Washington and Oregon d. rains and floods in Japan e. rains and floods in Mexico and California
Which approach is NOT appropriate for addressing the high cost of beach replenishment?
a. trucking in sand from inland locations b. moving homes to a safer distance from the coast c. allowing the coast to erode land unimpeded d. using crushed bottle glass instead of sand e. using compacted garbage instead of sand
The formation of raindrops by collision and coalescence of smaller cloud droplets is strongly influenced by:
A) dew point temperature of the cloud. B) number of droplets in the cloud. C) electrical charges on the droplets. D) solar radiation. E) presence of dust.