Air and Water Pollution

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

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

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous oxide

• All answers are correct

Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

• Carbon dioxide
• Water vapor
• Methane
• Nitric oxides

Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called

• Air pollution
• Temperature inversion
• Light pollution
• Smog

What percentage of the Earth's fresh water is available to us?

• 97%

• 7%

• 1%

• 50%

We can prevent water pollution by:

• Reducing the use of plastic

• Proper disposal of chemicals

• Keeping the use of chemical fertilizers in check

• All of the above

NOx (Nitrogen Oxides), SOx (Sulfur Oxides) and CO (Carbon Monoxide) all have oxides in them.  These pollutants mostly come from:

• Landfills

• Burning or combustion

• The ozone layer

• Green plants