APES Air Pollution

A radioactive gas that can build up in homes.

• uranium

• helium

• oxygen

• radon

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A mixture of smoke, fog and chemicals in the air is known as ________.

• oxygen

• radiation

• smog

An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 

• combustion chamber
• electrostatic precipitator
• scrubber
• catalytic converter

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Acid deposition would most likely result in which of the following?

• The release of aluminum ions from soil

• The death of species tolerant of low pH levels

• An increase in buffering of lake water by sulfates

• An increase in the pH of unbuffered water

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which of the following locations would most likely receive acid deposition?

• A major city receiving its electricity from hydroelectric sources

• A town downwind from a coal-fired power plant

• A large lake downstream from a concentrated animal feeding operation

• A stream flowing through agricultural land

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is true about the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ?

• They allowed power plants to buy and sell SO2 pollution allowances.

• They decreased the CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards for light trucks from 29 mpg to 12 mpg.

• They increased the allowable level of tropospheric ozone from 80 ppb to 100 ppb

• They regulated the emission of CO₂ by power plants.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Consumers who get their electricity from coal-fired power plants are not paying the true cost of energy production in their monthly utility bills. Which of the following is true about utility bills for these consumers?

• The bills do not include the cost of power distribution.

• The bills include the cost of environmental damage associated with transporting coal.

• The bills do not include the cost of power distribution.

• The bills do not include public health costs, such as those associated with air pollution.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which of the following would most likely neutralize the effect of acid rain on bodies of water, based on the composition of soils and bedrock in the region?

• An open plain underlain by granite

• A forest underlain by limestone

• A valley that is frequently shrouded in fog

• An area downwind of a coal-burning electrical plant

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Of the following, which is true of noise pollution?

• Noise pollution is an insignificant occupational hazard.

• Noise at 100 decibels has twice the energy of noise at 50 decibels.

• Sudden or persistent noise may lead to permanent hearing loss.

• In urban areas, few individuals are exposed to noise pollution.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following environmental problems is most often linked to the combustion of fossil fuels?

• Ozone thinning in the stratosphere

• Photochemical smog formation in the troposphere

• Cultural eutrophication in surface waters

• Thermal inversions in mountainous coastal areas

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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