Quizizz Lesson: Air Pollution II

Multiple Select

Check all that is true of the Clean Air Act.

• It set air quality standards for public health

• It was signed by 71 nations in Montreal

• It developed motor vehicle emission standards

• It gave a timeline to power plants to cut emissions

Match

Match the following technologies/methods to reduce air pollution to their correct description.

• vapor recovery nozzle

• catalytic converter

• wet and dry scrubbers

• electrostatic precipitators

gasoline pump that prevents fumes from escaping into atmosphere

device for internal combustion engines that converts pollutants into less harmful gases

device that removes pollutants from coal-fired power plants

use electrical charge (like magnet) to attract and remove pollutants from coal-fired power plants

• gasoline pump that prevents fumes from escaping into atmosphere

• device for internal combustion engines that converts pollutants into less harmful gases

• device that removes pollutants from coal-fired power plants

• use electrical charge (like magnet) to attract and remove pollutants from coal-fired power plants

Multiple Choice

How is acid rain formed?

• Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen mix with water in the air.

• Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide mix with lake water.

• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with water in the air.

Multiple Choice

The main source of SO2 and NO when leads to acid deposition is

• transportation

• nuclear powerplants

• coal burning powerplants

Multiple Choice

Normal Rain has a pH of

• 5.0

• 5.6

• 7.0

• 8.5

Multiple Choice

Acid rain has a pH of less than...

• 5.0

• 5.6

• 7.0

• 8.5

Reorder

Put the steps of acid rain formation in the correct order.

• Fossil fuels are burned.

• Burning of fossil fuels releases nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.

• Oxides combine with water vapor in the atmosphere.

• Sulfuric acid and nitric acid are formed.

• Acidic rain falls to the ground.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What is an effect of acid rain?

• acidification of water kills many fish and other organisms which cannot tolerate acidic conditions

• damages plants

• acidification of soils

• corrosion of monuments/statues

• all answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Noise pollution is sound at levels high enough to cause physiological stress and hearing loss. Human hearing can be damaged with sudden and prolonged noises above ___ dBA (see decibel scale)

• 10

• 40

• 70

• 85

Fill in the Blank

What are the three main sources of noise pollution: ______, construction, and machinery associated with industry.

Match

Match the following

• US Noise Control Act

• Quiet Communities Act

• Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA)

enables Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate noise

help communities reduce noise associated with airports

sets limits on noise exposure in the workplace

• enables Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate noise

• help communities reduce noise associated with airports

• sets limits on noise exposure in the workplace

Drag and Drop

Effects of noise pollution on animals in natural ecosystems: ​

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in overall health, masking ​

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used to communicate or hunt, altering ​

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routes which reduce options for food and rest.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

stress

sounds

migration

Fill in the Blank

A ​decrease in ozone in the atmosphere ____ the UV rays that enter and reach the earth's surface.

Multiple Choice

The breakdown of stratospheric ozone
I. can originate from the emission of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
II. is catalyzed through a free chlorine (Cl) atom.
III. prevents UV rays from reaching the earth’s surface.

• I only

• III only

• I,&II

• I,II,& III

Multiple Choice

Which legislation resulted in CFCs being phased out and replaced with less harmful compounds, and is considered to be an environmental success story due to the subsequent stabilization of the ozone layer?

• Montreal Protoccol

• Kyoto Protoccol

• Paris Agreement

• Yo MaMa

Multiple Choice

How do CFCs affect ozone production?

• UV radiation frees one of its chlorine atoms, which breaks down ozone in the atmosphere.

• Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

• UV radiation frees a fluorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

• Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone.

Multiple Choice

What is an effect of ozone depletion in the atmosphere?

• reduced photosynthetic activity

• increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts

• increased likelihood of cataracts

• all are correct