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| The moisture content of air. |
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| Define absolute humidity. |
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| The mass of water vapor contained in a certain volume of air. |
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| 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other. |
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| Define green house effect. |
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| The process by which certain gasses trap heat that would otherwise escape the earth an radiate into space. |
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| What would be the consequence of removing the earths carbon dioxide? |
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| The earth would be colder, and plants would not be able to live. |
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| What would happen if you removed the earth's ozone? |
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Removing earth's ozone would allow
UV rays to come into the earth and kill all living things. |
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| What would be the consequence of a sudden increase of the oxygen in the air? |
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| Life spans would be shortened, and the risk of forest fires would go up. |
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| What does a catalytic converter do in a car? |
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| It turns carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. |
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| What is cost benefit analysis? |
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| The point at which it is beneficial to undertake a project. |
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| Is the air cleaner today or 20 years ago? |
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| What does a scrubber do in smokestack? |
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| Takes sulfur oxide out of the coal emissions. |
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| Define parts per million. |
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| The number of molecules(or atoms) of a substance in a mixture for every on million molecules(or atoms) in that mixture. |
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| Define relative humidity. |
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| A quantity expressing humidity as a percentage of the maximum absolute humidity for that particular temperature. |
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| does water evaporate when the air around it is at 100% humidity? |
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| No, it will not evaporate. |
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| why does sweating cool people down. |
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| Sweat cools you off because when it evaporates, it takes energy from your skin. |
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| What makes up the majority of the air we exhale? |
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| Do we exhale more carbon dioxide, or oxygen? |
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| Is global warming happening today? |
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| what is the percentage to parts per million conversion |
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| ten thousand ppm in one percent |
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