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Quiz#6-A/Chap-18/ 31 Oct
Test Form: A
1) The layer of the atmosphere that contains our weather is called the __________.`
A) mesosphere
B) heterosphere
C) stratosphere
D) thermosphere
E) troposphere

2) The pressure of the atmosphere __________.

A) increases with altitude
B) follows the same trend as temperature
C) decreases with altitude
D) follows the reverse trend as temperature
E) stays the same

3) What is/are the product(s) of photodissociation of molecular oxygen?

A) molecular nitrogen
B) excited oxygen molecules
C) ozone
D) ozone and atomic oxygen
E) atomic oxygen

4) Ozone is a(n) __________ of oxygen.

A) isomer
B) allotrope
C) isotope
D) resonance structure
E) atomic form

5) Natural, unpolluted rainwater is typically acidic. What is the source of this natural acidity __________?
A) CO2
B) SO2
C) NO2
D) HCl
E) chlorofluorocarbons

6) Radiation in the infrared portion of the spectrum is absorbed by __________ found in the atmosphere.
A) N2
B) O2
C) CO2
D) Ar
E) He

7) Compounds found in fossil fuels that contain __________ are primarily responsible for acid rain.
A) sulfur
B) carbon
C) hydrogen
D) phosphorus
E) neon

8) Ozone is a necessary, protective component of the __________, but is considered a pollutant in the
__________.
A) troposphere, upper atmosphere
B) troposphere, air
C) photochemical smog, air we breathe
D) upper atmosphere, troposphere
E) air we breathe

9) What is the percentage of freshwater on planet Earth __________?

A) 97%
B) 2.1%
C) 2.8%
D) 0.6%
E) 100%

10) Why does the upper atmosphere contain only very little dissociated nitrogen?
A) most of the nitrogen is in the troposphere and not in the upper atmosphere
B) the dissociated nitrogen very rapidly diffuses out of the atmosphere and into space
C) nitrogen atoms are extremely reactive and so react with other substances immediately upon their
formation
D) the bond energy of nitrogen is very high and it does not absorb radiation very efficiently
E) There is no N2 in the upper atmosphere.
AnswerKey A

1) E
2) C
3) E
4) B
5) A
6) C
7) A
8) D
9) D
10) D