Environmental Science Quiz

Secondary Air Pollutant

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

• Particulate Matter

• Photochemical smog

Anthropogenic acid rain from sulfur dioxide typically comes from ___.

• Coal Powered Plants

• Gasoline Powered Vehicles

• Volcanoes

• Recycling Facilities

Which of the following would be most resistant to acid deposition?

• A field with numerous sea shells and CaCO3 deposits

• A field with a high cation exchange capacity

• A field with low levels of nitrates and phosphates

• A field that gets regular precipitation

Noise pollution effects on animals include

• Genetic mutations and cancer

• Stress and difficulties in hunting and migrating

• Respiratory illness and digestive problems

• Population die off from disease

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Common sources of noise pollution include ___.

• Whales, dolphins, lampreys

• Small children

• Transportation, construction, and industrial activity

• Cows, chickens, and geese

Sound at high enough levels to cause physiological stress and hearing loss

• Noise pollution

• Noise reduction

• Noise cancellation

• Noise problem

Effects of acid deposition include

• Lung cancer and mesothelioma

• Increased nutrient availability in soils and increased water clarity

• Spontaneous combustion and rapid melting

• Soil and water pH dropping and corrosion of man-made structures

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Which of the following would be most likely affected by acid deposition?

• Downtown NYC during rush hour

• A team downwind from a coal burning power plant

• A house 1km downstream from a concentrated animal feeding operation

• A city that was built at the bottom of a large mountain

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Acid rain and acid deposition is from anthropogenic and natural sources of

• Nitrogen Oxides and sulfur oxides

• Carbon dioxide

• Ozone

• Photochemical smog

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Coal power plants can reduce air pollution by installing

• Catalytic converters

• Sound dampening panels

• Scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators

• Vapor recovery nozzles

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