15.4 Air Pollution

When the atmosphere is contaminated by pollutants from human and natural sourced it is called....

• Air Pollution

• Noise Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Soil Pollution

Carbon monoxide, dust, and smoke from forest fires that are put directly into the air are called

• Smog

• Primary Pollutants

• Secondary Pollutants

• Acid Precipitation

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?

• Carbon monoxide

• chemicals from paint

• ozone

• ammonia

What is the major source of human-caused air pollution?

• animal waste

• industrial chemicals

• vehicle exhaust

• hair spray

A rapid change in a body of water's acidity is called

• Acid precipitation

• Acid flow

• Acid shock

• Acid wash

What is the greatest problem caused by the ozone hole?

• It allows more UV rays to reach Earth's atmosphere

• It allows more UV rays to reach the Earth's surface

• It allows more UV rays to escape Earth's atmosphere

When sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide are released into the air, they can cause

• Sulfurous precipitation

• acid precipitation

• nitrogen precipitation

• greenhouse effect

A vehicle that runs on both electricity and gasoline is called is called a

• Catalytic Converter

• Hybrid Car

• Hydrogen Car

• Electric Car

What is rain, sleet, or snow that has lots of acids in it called?

• Acid shock

• Acid precipitation

• Scattered precipitation

• Thunderstorms

What is smog made of?

• Ozone and vehicle exhaust

• Ozone and killer fog

• Smoke and vehicle exhaust

• Smoke and fog