Final Exam

A  Inversion Layer

B  AQI Spike

C  High Pressure Effect

D  Inception Layer

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

B  The “Siberian High”

C  The “Siberian Low”

D  Nearby industrial regions

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Particulate matter that is 2.5 microns in diameter or less

B  Color of air (Clarity Scale)

C  Weight of air with particulate matter (density)

D  Percentage of air with CO2

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

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Heavy metals

B  Bio waste

C  Radioactive

D  Petroleum/Plastics

E  Synthetic Organic Compounds

F  Acids

A  Acids

B  Bio waste

C  Synthetic Organic Compounds

D  Radioactive

E  Heavy metals

F  Petroleum/Plastics

A  Radioactive

B  Synthetic Organic Compounds

C  Petroleum/Plastics

D  Acids

E  Heavy metals

F  Bio waste

A  Acids

B  Petroleum/Plastics

C  Bio waste

D  Synthetic Organic Compounds

E  Heavy metals

F  Radioactive

A  Bio waste

B  Heavy metals

C  Petroleum/Plastics

D  Synthetic Organic Compounds

E  Acids

F  Radioactive

A  Acids

B  Bio waste

C  Synthetic Organic Compounds

D  Radioactive

E  Heavy metals

F  Petroleum/Plastics

A  Portland, Seattle, and La Vegas

B  New York, Boston, and Washington, DC

C  Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio

D  San Francisco, LA, San Jose

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  3,091

B  2,556

C  312

D  30,991

A  Shallow/Deep

B  Trench/Area

C  Trough/Hole

D  Ditch/Field

A  Trash Act (2001)

B  Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (1976)

C  Clean-up Your Act (1990)

D  Litter and Disposal Act (1949)

A  12%

B  9%

C  60%

D  22%

A  33%

B  11%

C  13%

D  25%

A  20%

B  34%

C  10%

D  50%

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  Cold air forms in mountains at night

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

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

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

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

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

D  Cold air forms in mountains at night

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  1910-1940

B  None of these dates

C  1945-2017

D  1860-1900

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Sequesters C02 in city

B  Cools building and lowers Urban Island Effect

C  Collect water to be used inside buildings

D  Absorb solar energy

A  Make streets safer for pedestrians

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

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

D  Protects urban vegetation

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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  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.

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

B  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.

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  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  Designing something to last at least 5 years.

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

D  Building to LEED Certification only.