Post Test: Pollution and Pollution Control

What are the effects of soil pollution?

Direct contact with polluted soil can cause skin problems, respiratory problems, and ___________ in human beings.

• cancer

• hearing loss

• speech interference

___________ often contaminates the soil with harmful chemicals, affecting terrestrial life adversely.

• Digging

• Mining

• Drilling

What are short-lived climate pollutants?

Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) persist in the atmosphere for a few days to a few decades, and they make the climate ________.

• cold

• warm

• moist

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.

What are areas with hypoxia known as?

Areas with hypoxia are known as __________ zones.

Free, Live, Dead, Dark

What is a consequence of air pollution caused by greenhouse gases emitted by cars?

• hearing loss

• global climate change

• speech interference

• weakening of bones

• stress

What pollutant does this image convey?

• methane (CH₄)

• black carbon

• HFC's (Hydrofluorocarbons)

• a persistent organic pollutant (POP)

• tropospheric ozone

Which example displays a type of point source pollution?

• rainwater carrying toxic chemicals and debris to a river

• melted snow mixed with debris flowing into a city

• untreated water from a factory flowing into a lake

• smoke released by trucks

• rainwater mixing with garbage on the sidewalks of a street

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Hailey is categorizing, on the basis of predominance, the most important greenhouse gases. Which of the gases should she give priority to in her ranking?

Hailey is categorizing, on the basis of predominance, the most important greenhouse gases. She has classified ________ and _________ as the next most important greenhouse gases.

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• methane

What are chlorofluorocarbons made of?

Chlorofluorocarbons are organic compounds consisting of carbon, fluorine, and ____________.

Clorox, Chlorine, Cobalt, Cotton

Which region has been experiencing the ozone hole every year since the 1980s?

The ______________region has been experiencing the ozone hole every year since the 1980s.

Artic, Temperate, Tropical, Antarctic