Env Sci - Test 11 - Air Pollution

What causes acid rain?

• High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from air pollution

• Fertilizer use

• Pesticide use

• CFCs

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources
• Aquatic life
• Architecture/buildings
• All options are correct

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat

The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs
• Increase in greenhouse gases
• Increased global temperatures
• Sulfuric and nitric acids

What is a primary pollutant? 

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

What is a secondary pollutant? 

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

Ozone and acid rain are both pollutants formed through reactions in the atmosphere. This makes them

• primary air pollutants
• secondary air pollutants 
• atmospheric transport
• atmospheric deposition

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

• holes in the ozone layer

• increased particles in the air

• acid rain

• healthy air to breath

• smog

Natural causes of air pollution include all of the following

• forest fires

• dust

• volcanic ash

• wind

• pollen

How do humans cause air pollution? (click 2 correct answers)

• plowing of fields

• burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)

• using solar power

• driving electric cars