Quiz about APES Air Pollutants

Question 1

Produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen

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Sulfur dioxide

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Carbon monoxide

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Carbon monoxide

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Greenhouse gas

Question 2

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

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Particulate matter

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Water droplets

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Allergens

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Combustibles

Question 3

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.

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Carbon monoxide

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Nitrogen oxides

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Ground-level ozone

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Sulfur dioxide

Question 4

Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?

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sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide

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carbon monoxide and VOCs

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ZEVs and VOCs

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carbonic acid and citric acid

Question 5

What is did the Montreal Protocol ban in 1987?

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CFCs

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CO2

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O3

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NOx

Question 6

Where is the Ozone layer located?

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stratosphere

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mesosphere

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exosphere

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troposphere

Question 7

Formaldehyde is an example of:

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VOCs

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CO

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NOx

Question 8

Acid rain is an example of

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secondary source

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primary source

Question 9

Sulfur dioxide is created by:

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coal plants

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fishing

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forest fires

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small combustion engines

Question 10

The Clean Air Act was implemented to

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limit the amount of pollutants you could put in the air

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ruin the economy

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regulate the amount pollutants you could put in water

Question 11

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 12

The ozone layer protects us from

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UV rays

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CFCs

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Increased atmospheric heat

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Decreased atmospheric heat

Question 13

Used on factory stacks to remove gases and particulate.

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Scrubbers

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Filters

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Emission reducers

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Filter Strips

Question 14

The 78% of the normal composition of air is...?

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Carbon dioxide

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Argon

Question 15

Nitrogen oxides in smog mainly come from this source.

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car exhaust

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burning of coal

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factories

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cows

Question 16

A metallic element that can cause brain damage

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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 17

Combines with other pollutants 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 18

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

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Temperature inversion

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Temperature shift

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Temperature change

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Temperature reversal

Question 19

Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

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radon

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carbon monoxide

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ozone

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asbestos

Question 20

Greenhouses gases

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Absorb and radiate heat

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Destroy the ozone layer

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Cause respiratory problems

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Create smog

Question 21

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

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All answers are correct

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Carbon dioxide

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Methane

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Water vapor

Question 22

When a building has bad air quality, it has something called

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Sick building syndrome

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Radon

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Carbon monoxide

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Smog

Question 23

Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily.

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VOC's

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Sulfur Oxides

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Nitrogen Oxides

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Mercury

Question 24

What is sick building syndrome is more common in what climate zones.

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In warmer climates where the buildings are well insulated and sealed tight

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In warmer climates where mold gets in and spreads

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In colder climates where particulate matter found in high concentrations

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In colder climates when buildings are overly ventilated and cold air and drafts easily enter the building

Question 25

The biggest producer of Carbon Monoxide is

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Transportation

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Factories

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Chemical waste

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Fires

Question 26

The main source of methane being released to the atmosphere comes from

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livestock

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factories

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the combustion of fossil fuels

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sewage plants

Question 27

forms when lighting interacts with oxygen in the air and creates a molecule of three oxygen atoms

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ozone

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wind

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atmosphere

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clouds

Question 28

The 3 main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the US are

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industry, transportation, and energy production

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soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

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soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

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industry, transportation and agriculture

Question 29

Complex mixture of air pollutants produced in the lower atmosphere by the reaction of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides under the influence of sunlight. Especially harmful components include ozone, peroxyacyl nitrates and various aldehydes

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Photochemical Smog

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Temperature Inversion

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Industrial Smog

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Indoor air pollution

Question 30

Layer of dense, cool air trapped under a layer of less dense, warm air. It prevents upward-flowing air currents from developing. In a prolonged inversion, air pollution in the trapped layer may build up to harmful levels

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Temperature Inversion

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Warm Front

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Photochemical Smog

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Greenhouse Gas

Question 31

Type of air pollution consisting mostly of a mixture of sulfur dioxide, suspended droplets of sulfuric acid formed from some of the sulfur dioxide, and suspended solid particles

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Industrial Smog

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Photochemical Smog

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Acid Deposition

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Temperature Inversion

Question 32

Layer of gaseous ozone in the stratosphere that protects life on earth by filtering out most harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun

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Ozone Layer

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Greenhouse Gases

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

Question 33

A thermal inversion, which can lead to serious pollution events, occurs when

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cool air close to the surface is blanketed by a layer of warm air that traps pollutants

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warm air close to the surface is blanketed by a layer of cool air that traps pollutants.

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warm air rises, taking pollutants with it.

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cool air rises, taking the pollutants with it

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