Chapter 12 - Air Pollution

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These have no emissions from tailpipes or gasoline

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Zero emissions vehicles

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Results from chemical reactions involving sunlight, air, exhaust, and ozone.

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Smog

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Scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators help industries meet the requirements of this: Clean air act, Clean water act, Paris agreement, None of the choices

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Clean air act

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Put directly into the air by human activity

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Primary pollution

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Atmospheric condition that traps pollution near the ground

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Temperature inversion

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Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant? hydrocarbon emissions in car exhaust, sulfur dioxide emitted when electrical power is generated, VOCs released by dry cleaners, smog formed in the presence of sunlight

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smog formed in the presence of sunlight

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Volatile organic compounds

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are organic chemicals that form toxic fumes.

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Which device helps clean car exhaust? Options: electrostatic precipitator, scrubber, catalytic converter, zero emissions vehicle

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catalytic converter

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Which pair are the two main sources of air pollution in urban areas? (Options: vehicles & volcanoes, vehicles & industries, industries & agriculture, industries and &volcanoes)

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vehicles & industries

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This causes stress, high blood pressure, and hearing loss: indoor air pollution, light pollution, noise pollution, sick-building syndrome

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noise pollution