Env Sci, Chapter 12, Air, Sec 1 & 2 Quiz

Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called

• Air pollution
• Temperature inversion
• Light pollution
• Smog

When the air above is warmer than the air below, it is called a

• Temperature shift
• Temperature change
• Temperature inversion
• Temperature reversal

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

• Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
• Particulate matter & lead
• Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
• Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

Secondary pollutants are formed from the reaction of

• Primary pollutants
• Radon
• Carbon monoxide
• Smog

When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called

• Smog
• Primary pollutant
• Secondary pollutant
• Air pollution

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

• Respiratory problems
• Reduced food sources for humans
• Increased disease for humans
• Decrease in global temperatures

An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 

• combustion chamber
• electrostatic precipitator
• scrubber
• catalytic converter

A condition caused by well-sealed modern buildings holding in pollution  whose symptoms include respiratory issues, headaches, etc.

• Mercury poisoning
• Cancer
• Sick building syndrome
• Germ-a-phobe

Natural processes that cause air pollution, and climate change, within the Earth's atmosphere can consist of:

• smokestacks and cars
• power plants and busses
• volcanoes and wildfires
• volcanoes and man-made-fires

Unnatural processes that cause air pollution, and climate change, within the Earth's atmosphere can consist of:

• Oceans spraying sea water
• Volcanic Euruptions
• Industrial Smokestacks
• Pollinated Trees and Flowers