Air Pollution Quiz

What was the cause of the Donora Death Fog?

• Temperature inversion

• Industrial revolution

• Heavy rainfall

• Nuclear explosion

What was the first piece of US federal legislation involving air pollution?

• Clean Energy Act of 1990

• Environmental Protection Act of 1963

• Air Pollution Control Act of 1955

• Clean Air Act of 1970

Which organization was created to develop and enforce regulations to protect the general public from exposure to major outdoor air pollutants?

• Federal Environmental Protection Agency

• Environmental Protection Association

• United States Environmental Protection Agency

• National Environmental Protection Agency

What is a technology used to reduce air pollution from coal-burning power plants and vehicles?

• Coal Gasification

• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

• Nuclear Fusion Reactors

• Hydraulic Fracturing

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What is a way to reduce air pollution in day-to-day lives?

• Burning more coal for electricity

• Driving more fuel-efficient vehicles

• Increasing reliance on fossil fuels

• Using more energy-efficient appliances

What was the cause of the Donora Death Fog?

• Temperature inversion

• Industrial revolution

• Heavy rainfall

• Nuclear explosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The gasloine fueled car makes a big carboon footprint, what is a good way to reduce it?

• Use diesel fueled truck

• Use an airplane

• use a catalytic conveter

• Go swimming

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