Environmental Chemistry

Which gas produced by the combustion of fossil fuels causes acid rain?

• Nitrogen

• Sulfur dioxide

• Ozone

CO₂ is also known as...

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• carbon footprint

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CO₂ is made up of...

• 3 carbon atoms

• 1 carbon atoms and 2 oxygen atoms

• 2 carbon atoms and 1 oxygen atom

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By what year has the UK government said all new vehicles must be free from CO₂ emissions?

• 2036

• 2038

• 2040

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Which product of incomplete combustion gives photochemical smog its yellowish color?

• PANs

• Ozone

• VOCs

• NO2 (nitrogen dioxide)

The second step of ozone formation involves atomic oxygen combining with what molecule?

• CO2

• O2

• NO2

• 2H2O

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Chemical reactions involving sunlight, air, car exhaust, and ozone cause which of the following to form?

• primary pollutants

• sick-building syndrome

• smog

• acid rain

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The main elements in CFCs are

• Carbon, Calcium, Francium

• Carbon, Chlorine, Fluorine

• Chromium, Chlorine, Fluorine

• Chlorine, Fluorine, Calcium

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Which of the following are examples of secondary pollutants?

• Carbon Dioxide and Smog

• Acid Rain and Ozone

• Ozone and PM

• Acid Rain and Carbon Dioxide

Reactions that are initiated by the sun.

• Photochemical reactions

• Photochemical oxidants

• Volatile organic compounds

• Combustion

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