General Knowledge :: Environmental Science
- What is the cause of the Exxon Valdez?
- In calm air the air temperature is -10o C, if the wind speed should increase to 30 knots (with no change in air temperature) the thermometer would indicate:
- Infrared and visible satellite images might provide:
- At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum?
- The atmospheric greenhouse effect is produced mainly by the:
- The blueness of the sky is mainly due to:
- The atmosphere near the earth's surface is "heated from below." Which of the following does not significantly contribute to this heating?
- The gradual physiological adjustment to slowly changing new environmental conditions is known as
- Salinization is ___________.
A.
Absorption and re-emission of visible light by the atmosphere |
B.
Absorption and re-emission of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere |
C.
Absorption and re-emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere |
D.
Absorption and re-emission of visible light by clouds |
E.
Absorption and re-emission of visible light by the ground |