Quiz about Air Pollution

Question 1

Volatile Organic Compounds + NOx + sunlight energy can cause a secondary pollutant called

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ground-level ozone

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acid rain

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gray air or London Smog

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Brown air smog

Question 2

Acid rain can damage

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All options are correct

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Drinking water sources

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Aquatic life

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Architecture/buildings

Question 3

A metallic element, no longer permitted as a gasoline additive in the US, that can cause brain damage is

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Lead

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Particulate matter

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Ground-level ozone

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Nitrogen oxides

Question 4

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

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Particulate matter

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Lead

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Ground-level ozone

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Nitrogen oxides

Question 5

Combines with water to form acid rain

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Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide

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Particulate matter & lead

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Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone

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Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

Question 6

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

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Temperature or thermal inversion

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Temperature shift

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Temperature change

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Temperature reversal

Question 7

What is a primary pollutant?

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pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

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pollutant formed when primary pollutants react with each other  & sun & water

Question 8

Air quality has improved over the past 30 years, mostly as a result of the Clean Air Act.

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True

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False

Question 9

Source of carbon monoxide

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Incomplete combustion of fuel

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Combustion of fossil fuel

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Decomposition of plant and animal matters

Question 10

US cars made starting in 1975 had to have a _____ and burn unleaded gasoline to comply with the Clean Air Act.

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catalytic converter

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combustion chamber

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electrostatic precipitator

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scrubber

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baghouse filter

Question 11

Air pollution can cause...

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

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asthma

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lung cancer

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emphysema

Question 12

Most carbon monoxide come from

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internal combustion for transportation

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Factories

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Chemical waste

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Fires

Question 13

Provides a protective shield around the earth in the stratosphere, but also can cause problems for living organisms in the troposphere when NOx + VOCs + sun happens

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Ozone

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Atmosphere

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Clouds

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Smog

Question 14

Vehicle pollution control device that converts most NOx, VOCs, & Carbon Monoxide to H₂O, CO₂, & Nitrogen gas.

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Catalytic Converter

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Wet Scrubber

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Bag house filter

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Electrostatic Precipitator

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Cyclone Separator

Question 15

Acid Shock

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A situation in which snow that is acidic melts in spring and runs off into aquatic ecosystems drastically changing the PH.

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Situation in which humans are exposed to acid rain and their skin is burned.

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Leads to ozone formation.

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Occurs when plants are exposed to acid rain.

Question 16

This colorless gas is deadly because it binds to your red blood cells instead of oxygen. This deprives your major organs of oxygen and results in death.

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Carbon Monoxide

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Carbon Dioxide

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Sulfur Dioxide

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Nitrogen Dioxide

Question 17

The air pollution prevention device used by companies that produce large airborne particles, such as a carpentry shop, is most likely a

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cyclone separator

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electrostatic precipitator

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wet scrubber

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baghouse filter

Question 18

The air pollution prevention device used by coal & oil burning power plants, for SOx and particulates removal, is most likely a combination of which two of these?

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electrostatic precipitator

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wet scrubber

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cyclone separator

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baghouse filter

Question 19

The air pollution prevention device used for removal of small toxic particles, but creates a water disposal problem is a(n)

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wet scrubber

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electrostatic precipitator

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cyclone separator

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baghouse filter

Question 20

Which agreement allowed for a reduction, and eventual elimination, of CFC production and use?

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Montreal Protoccol

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Kyoto Protoccol

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Paris Agreement

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Cartagena Protocol

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Clean Air Act

Question 21

About how many cycles can a single chlorine atom make in its quest to break down ozone molecules?

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100,000

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5,000

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10,000

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50,000

Question 22

Which is NOT a result of the reduction in stratospheric ozone?

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increased birth defects

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reduced photosynthetic activity

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increased skin cancer

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increased likelihood of cataracts

Question 23

Location of the largest whole in the ozone.

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Antarctica

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Artic

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Iceland

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Africa

Question 24

Though CFC production has been curtailed, the threat to the ozone layer continues because CFCs

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persist and continue to destroy ozone for decades.

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become harmless quickly.

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destroy ozone for only a short time.

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persist but stop destroying ozone.

Question 25

This atmospheric compound is critical to the planet in its protection against UV radiation, but when found close to the ground is part of photochemical smog that can cause serious health problems.

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tropospheric ozone

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particulate matter

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carbon monoxide

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stratospheric ozone

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