TCSS Earth Systems Sample Assessment Items
Unit 5 – Concept 7 Human Impact on Resources
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Global warming is partly the result of an increased concentration of greenhouse gases, especially
____.
a. hydrogen
c. carbon dioxide
b. ozone
d. oxygen
____ 2. Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-burning power plants combines with atmospheric moisture to
form ____.
a. ozone
c. acid precipitation
b. CFCs
d. nitrogen dioxide
____ 3. This graph illustrates the fact _________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
all sulfur emissions in the Eastern US are human-generated
a small part of the sulfur emissions in the Eastern US are human-generated
most of the sulfur emissions in the Eastern US are human-generated
none of the sulfur emissions in the Eastern US are human-generated
____ 4. Which sentence best explains the relationship between CFCs and the ozone layer?
a. CFCs are produced by the ozone layer.
b. CFCs produce ozone in the ozone layer.
c. CFCs are the molecules that make up the ozone layer.
d. CFCs destroy ozone molecules in the ozone layer.
____ 5. How is the location of ozone related to its impact on humans?
a. Ozone is helpful in the upper atmosphere, but harmful close to Earth.
b. Ozone is harmful to humans wherever it is located.
c. Ozone is harmful in the upper atmosphere, but helpful close to Earth.
d.
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