Final Exam

A  AQI Spike

B  High Pressure Effect

C  Inception Layer

D  Inversion Layer

A  Massively growing cities, like Beijing and Shanghai, with millions of new drivers.

B  Nearby industrial regions

C  The “Siberian High”

D  The “Siberian Low”

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Percentage of air with CO2

B  Particulate matter that is 2.5 microns in diameter or less

C  Color of air (Clarity Scale)

D  Weight of air with particulate matter (density)

A  Industrial Air Pollution that kills 6 million and Rural Air Pollution that kills 1 million

B  Ambient Air: Kills 4.2 million and Household Air Pollution that kills another 3.8 million

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Synthetic Organic Compounds

B  Acids

C  Bio waste

D  Petroleum/Plastics

E  Radioactive

F  Heavy metals

A  Acids

B  Synthetic Organic Compounds

C  Heavy metals

D  Petroleum/Plastics

E  Bio waste

F  Radioactive

A  Synthetic Organic Compounds

B  Acids

C  Petroleum/Plastics

D  Bio waste

E  Radioactive

F  Heavy metals

A  Acids

B  Petroleum/Plastics

C  Bio waste

D  Heavy metals

E  Synthetic Organic Compounds

F  Radioactive

A  Petroleum/Plastics

B  Bio waste

C  Acids

D  Synthetic Organic Compounds

E  Radioactive

F  Heavy metals

A  Acids

B  Heavy metals

C  Radioactive

D  Bio waste

E  Petroleum/Plastics

F  Synthetic Organic Compounds

A  Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio

B  New York, Boston, and Washington, DC

C  San Francisco, LA, San Jose

D  Portland, Seattle, and La Vegas

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  30,991

B  3,091

C  2,556

D  312

A  Ditch/Field

B  Trench/Area

C  Shallow/Deep

D  Trough/Hole

A  Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (1976)

B  Trash Act (2001)

C  Litter and Disposal Act (1949)

D  Clean-up Your Act (1990)

A  22%

B  12%

C  9%

D  60%

A  13%

B  11%

C  25%

D  33%

A  20%

B  10%

C  50%

D  34%

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Mid-day sun heats ground returning the normal temperature gradient and dispersing the pollution.

B  Cold air forms in mountains at night

C  Cold air on valley/basin floor undercuts warm air -trapping in pollution at ground level.

D  Cool dense air descend down mountain to valley and basin floor, during early morning hours.

A  Cold air forms in mountains at night

B  Cool dense air descend down mountain to valley and basin floor, during early morning hours.

C  Cold air on valley/basin floor undercuts warm air -trapping in pollution at ground level.

D  Mid-day sun heats ground returning the normal temperature gradient and dispersing the pollution.

A  Mid-day sun heats ground returning the normal temperature gradient and dispersing the pollution.

B  Cold air on valley/basin floor undercuts warm air -trapping in pollution at ground level.

C  Cold air forms in mountains at night

D  Cool dense air descend down mountain to valley and basin floor, during early morning hours.

A  Cold air forms in mountains at night

B  Mid-day sun heats ground returning the normal temperature gradient and dispersing the pollution.

C  Cold air on valley/basin floor undercuts warm air -trapping in pollution at ground level.

D  Cool dense air descend down mountain to valley and basin floor, during early morning hours.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Consider future generations, eliminate poverty, and achieve geographical equity.

B  Small is beautiful, create new indicators besides GDP, and take action to internalize environmental costs into market.

C  Minimize waste, maximize renewable resources and recyclable materials, and recognize that all things are connected

A  Consider future generations, eliminate poverty, and achieve geographical equity.

B  Small is beautiful, create new indicators besides GDP, and take action to internalize environmental costs into market.

C  Minimize waste, maximize renewable resources and recyclable materials, and recognize that all things are connected

A  Consider future generations, eliminate poverty, and achieve geographical equity.

B  Small is beautiful, create new indicators besides GDP, and take action to internalize environmental costs into market.

C  Minimize waste, maximize renewable resources and recyclable materials, and recognize that all things are connected

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  1945-2017

B  None of these dates

C  1910-1940

D  1860-1900

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Collect water to be used inside buildings

B  Sequesters C02 in city

C  Cools building and lowers Urban Island Effect

D  Absorb solar energy

A  Make streets safer for pedestrians

B  Allow cars passing through a city a faster path at greater speeds.

C  Promotes more activities (bike lanes, safer bulb-outs, etc.)

D  Protects urban vegetation

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  This increasingly popular design system involves prefab modules that can be configured in different ways by the owner. These included, but are not limited to,converted shipping containers.

B  In poor communities, these homes can be built quickly, using strong, natural, natural material that can hold-up against hurricanes and can be easy repaired.

C  A special machine can be trucked in to build a home, inexpensively and using less material, within hours.

A  This increasingly popular design system involves prefab modules that can be configured in different ways by the owner. These included, but are not limited to,converted shipping containers.

B  A special machine can be trucked in to build a home, inexpensively and using less material, within hours.

C  In poor communities, these homes can be built quickly, using strong, natural, natural material that can hold-up against hurricanes and can be easy repaired.

A  In poor communities, these homes can be built quickly, using strong, natural, natural material that can hold-up against hurricanes and can be easy repaired.

B  A special machine can be trucked in to build a home, inexpensively and using less material, within hours.

C  This increasingly popular design system involves prefab modules that can be configured in different ways by the owner. These included, but are not limited to,converted shipping containers.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  The philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of ecological sustainability.

B  Building to LEED Certification only.

C  Designing buildings and cities in a way where they promote conservation

D  Designing something to last at least 5 years.