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Flashcards by Jenny Johnson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jenny Johnson
over 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The major source of pollution | automobile |
| The changing of gas to liquid | condensation |
| carbon dioxide and water vapor trapping heat given off by earth | greenhouse effect |
| the changing of liquid to gas | evaporation |
| layer responsible for reflecting radio waves | ionosphere |
| the most abundant gas in the atmosphere | nitrogen |
| the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere | oxygen |
| layer absorbing ultraviolet rays | ozonosphere |
| waste substances found in the atmosphere that are harmful to life | pollution |
| the layer in which weather changes occur | troposhpere |
| Most pollutants found in the atmosphere enter the body through the ________ | lungs |
| Sulfur oxides harm the body by _______ | damaging the lungs |
| The main factor varying from layer to layer in the atmosphere is the _________ | temperature |
| The gas that is necessary for respiration in all living things is __________ | oxygen |
| In order for plants to carry out photosynthesis, they must have __________ | carbon dioxide |
| The probable reason for the increase of carbon dioxide is _________ | burning fossil fuels |
| Snow or rain falling from clouds is called ___________ | precipitation |
| The 2 processes of life involved in the carbon-oxygen cycle are _____________ | photosynthesis and respiration |
| The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is controlled by an exchange with __________ | the oceans |
| Plants and bacteria are necessary to complete the _________ | nitrogen cycle |
| The process by which bacteria change nitrogen into nitrogen compounds is ________ | fixation |
| The 2 types of air pollutants are ________ | particles and gases |
| The process by which certain bacteria release nitrogen from nitrogen compounds is known as __________ | denitrification |
| The amount of radiation absorbed by the earth _________ the radiation lost to space | equals |
| The rate at which oxygen is taken from the atmosphere by living things is equal to the rate at which it is replaced by ____________ | plants or photosynthesis |
| Carbon monoxide interferes with the transportation of ________ by the blood | oxygen |
| In Genesis 1:26 God gave man the responsibility to have _________ over the earth | dominion |
| Matthew 7:12, "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them," is sometimes called the __________ | golden rule |
| True/False? Bacteria are the root of the pollution problem | False |
| True/False? As "King" of the earth, man's responsibility is to protect the earth and develop its resources. | True |
| True/False? Of the incoming solar radiation 70 percent is used to heat the earth and its atmosphere | True |
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