AP Environmental Science Unit 7

Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants in car exhaust?

• Carbon dioxide and ozone

• Carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons

• Carbon dioxide and particulates

• Lead and mercury

• Methane and particulates

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Is primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast United States

• uranium-238

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• solar

Is renewable

• uranium-238

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• solar

Occurs naturally in bedrock and leads to the formation of radon

• uranium-238

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• solar

Approximately how many more times acidic, in terms of H+ concentration, is precipitation in the northeastern United States as compared to precipitation in the South Pacific?

• 0.1

• 2

• 10

• 20

• 100

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

A paper company located on the banks of a river discharges its treated wastewater into the river.

Which of the following would be the best control group to evaluate the treated wastewater from the paper company?

• A sample of distilled water

• A sample of water from a nearby river

• A sample of water downstream from the same river

• A sample of water upstream from the same river

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Found in old plumbing pipes and fixtures and some ceramic glazes

• asbestos

• radon

• lead

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

Currently proven global reserves are expected to be largely exhausted within the next 50 years.

• uranium-238

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• solar

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which of the following correctly lists the 6 “criteria” air pollutants as specified under the Clean Air Act?

• Pb, SO₂, NO_X, CO, PM, and tropospheric O₃

• Tropospheric O₃, SO₂, NOX, PM, Pb, and CO₂

• SO₄, NO_X, CO, PM, Pb, and tropospheric O₃

• SO₂, NO_X, CO, Hg, PM, and tropospheric O₃

“Scrubbing” is a technique used to:

• collect particulates produced by coal-burning power plants

• control carbon monoxide production in automobiles

• control sulfur emissions in the exhaust from a power plant

• remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust of a power plant

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3