Air Pollution Review for APES

Which of these was banned from gasoline in the 1970s?

• radon

• mercury

• lead

• iron

• copper

A gaseous decay product of uranium that is found in rocks, can become indoor air pollution

• radon

• carbon monoxide

• lead

• SOx

• NOx

Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants in car exhaust?

• carbon dioxide and ozone

• carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons

• carbon dioxide and particulates

• lead and mercury

• methane and particulates

What phenomenon often plays a role in air pollution episodes, where a layer of warmer air above traps cooler air below?

• albedo

• greenhouse effect

• inversion

• stratification

• urban heat-island

Which of the following would most likely reduce the concentration of ground-level ozone in the air of a city?

• Release of CFCs into the air

• Several consecutive days of sunny weather

• formation of a temperature inversion

• decrease in emissions of nitrogen oxides

• release of VOCs into the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Primary source is burning coal. Effects include acid deposition, respiratory irritation, & industrial smog

• sulfur oxides

• nitrogen oxides

• radon

• carbon monodxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

CO can cause people to become drowsy and suffocate  when it binds to...

• hemoglobin.
• white blood cells.
• alveolar receptors.
• retinal glial cells.

Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily.

• Sulfur Oxides
• Nitrogen Oxides
• VOC's
• Mercury

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

VOC used in the manufacturing of furniture and building materials

• Formaldehyde
• Kerosene
• Carbon Monoxide
• Radon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Carbon monoxide

• increases lung cancer rates
• leads to the formation of photochemical smog
• is most problematic in rural areas
• is produced by incomplete combustion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7