Ch. 15 Quiz Friedland

1. Which was NOT a target of early air pollution legislation in the United States?

• A. NOX emissions

• B. CO2 emissions

• C. Open burning of garbage

• D. Sulfur content in fuel

• E. Emissions from industrial smokestacks

2. A municipality considering measures to decrease local air pollution would achieve the largest decrease from

• A. switching city vehicles to natural gas from gasoline.

• B. a voluntary recycling program.

• C. limiting the new businesses start-ups in the area

• D. constructing new landfills.

• E. requiring specific materials be used in the manufacture of new homes.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

3. Ground level ozone is classified as a pollutant because it reduces lung function and

• A. its concentrations are low but the particle size is high.

• B. it occurs in the atmosphere only.

• C. it is entirely anthropogenic in nature.

• D. it can degrade plant surfaces.

• E. it is an unstable molecule.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

4. Which are the 6 criteria air pollutants specified under the Clean Air Act?

• A. Pb, SO2, NOX, CO, PM, and tropospheric O3

• B. Tropospheric O3, SO2, NOX, PM, Pb, and CO2

• C. SO2, NOX, Hg, Pb, PM, and O3

• D. SO4, NOX, CO, PM, Pb, and tropospheric O3

• E. SO2, NOX, CO, Hg, PM, and tropospheric O3

5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of SO2?

• A. It is a respiratory irritant.

• B. It can adversely affect plant tissues.

• C. Its sources are exclusively anthropogenic.

• D. It results from the combustion of coal and oil.

• E. It is a corrosive gas.

6. Which is NOT a characteristic of NOX?

• A. It occurs as NO2 and NO gases.

• B. It occurs as a product of combustion in the atmosphere.

• C. Fossil fuel combustion is the primary anthropogenic source.

• D. It contributes to the production of stratospheric ozone.

• E. It contributes to the production of photochemical smog.

7. Which is NOT a characteristic of CO?

• A. It is a product of respiration.

• B. It is an odorless, colorless gas.

• C. It is a product of incomplete combustion.

• D. It is a common vehicle emission.

• E. It can be a dangerous indoor pollutant.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

8. Which is a secondary pollutant involved in the formation of photochemical smog?

• A. Stratospheric O3

• B. Tropospheric O3

• C. CO

• D. CO2

• E. SO2

9. Which pollutant bonds with hemoglobin and interferes with O2 transport in the blood stream?

• A. CO2

• B. CO

• C. O3

• D. NO

• E. PM

10. Photochemical smog, which frequently exists in major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, consists primarily of

• A. fog.

• B. ozone.

• C. sulfate compounds.

• D. carbon particulate matter.

• E. smoke.

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