Air Pollution Review

What causes acid rain?

• High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
• Fertilizer use
• Pesticide use
• CFCs

A metallic element that can cause brain damage

• Lead
• Particulate matter
• Ground-level ozone
• Nitrogen oxides

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead
• Ground-level ozone
• Particulate matter
• Nitrogen oxides

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

• Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
• Particulate matter & lead
• Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
• Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

• carbon monoxide
• radon
• ozone
• asbestos

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

—The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.

• true
• false

Source of carbon monoxide

• Incomplete combustion of fuel
• Combustion of fossil fuel
• Decomposition of plant and animal matters

Emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

• indoor air pollution
• long-term effects of air pollution
• short-term effects of air pollution
• sick-building syndrome

What process is the main contributor to the acid rain problem?

• Car exhaust
• Burning coal and oil
• Burning wood
• Air conditioners