Pollution of Air and Water

What causes acid rain?

• High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

• Fertilizer use

• Pesticide use

• CFCs

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources

• Aquatic life

• Architecture/buildings

• All options are correct

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The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs

• Increase in greenhouse gases

• Increased global temperatures

• Sulfuric and nitric acids

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution
• water pollution
• land pollution
• noise pollution

Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas?

• vehicles, volcanoes

• vehicles, industries

• Industries, agriculture

• All of the above

The most common source of carbon monoxide comes from _____________________________.

• vehicles

• swamp gases

• industrial sources

• none of these

The ozone layer protects us from

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

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Greenhouses gases

• Absorb and radiate heat
• Destroy the ozone layer
• Cause respiratory problems
• Create smog

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Some of the greenhouse gases that are emitted by volcanoes, a natural type of forcing of air pollution, can include:

• water vapor
• carbon dioxide
• both water vapor and carbon dioxide
• methane and carbon monoxide

When and who discovered the hole in the hole in Ozone layer above Antarctica?

• Nasa, September 2007

• AURA, November 2004

• Nasa, September 2004

• ISRO, August 2005