Persistent and Volatile Pollutants Evaporate into the Air in Warmer

question 8

Multiple Choice

Persistent and volatile pollutants evaporate into the air in warmer climates and travel in the atmosphere toward cooler areas, condensing out again when the temperature drops. This phenomenon is known as ________

• A) the butterfly effect
• B) persistent organochlorine pesticides (POPs)
• C) bioaccumulation
• D) the grasshopper effect

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Definitions:

Encoding

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Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a particular object or task, while ignoring irrelevant information.

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Mental capabilities involved in learning, reasoning, problem solving, and adapting to new situations.

Encoding

The first step of transforming data into a format that can be preserved in memory.