apes 7.1-6 study

Ground-level ozone in most major United States cities results primarily from

• burning coal

• burning fuel for cooking

• producing electric power

• industrial emissions

• motor-vehicle exhaust

Directions: Select the choice that best fits each statement. The following question(s) refer to the following air pollutants.

(A) Sulfur dioxide

(B) Lead

(C) Ozone

(D) Hydrocarbons

(E) Particulates

Implicated in human neurological damage

• Sulfur dioxide

• lead

• ozone

• hydrocarbons

• particulates

The graph below depicts the various components of smog for a densely populated urban area in the Northern Hemisphere. Each plotted line (AA, BB, CC, and DD) is a different component of smog.

Which of the curves on the graph depicts the concentration of ozone, which requires sunlight to form?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The graph below depicts the various components of smog for a densely populated urban area in the Northern Hemisphere. Each plotted line (AA, BB, CC, and DD) is a different component of smog.

Which of the different components of smog depicted in the graph are most likely released from automobile exhaust?

• A and B

• B and C

• A, B, and C

• B, C, and D

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The graph below depicts the various components of smog for a densely populated urban area in the Northern Hemisphere. Each plotted line (AA, BB, CC, and DD) is a different component of smog.

The data that were used to create this graph were collected in the winter. Which of the following best describes how the graph would be different if the data were collected in the middle of the summer?

• The peaks for every data line would be at a lower concentration.

• Concentrations for component C would be higher throughout the graph.

• Concentrations for all the data lines would be the horizontal throughout the day.

• Components A, B, and D would peak in the afternoon instead of in the morning.

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The three main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the United States are

• industry, transportation, and agriculture

• industry, transportation, and energy production

• industry, construction, and agriculture

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

Which type of electricity-generating power plant releases radioactive materials as well as toxic metals such as lead and arsenic under normal operating conditions?

• nuclear

• solar

• coal-burning

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Scientists have been monitoring CO2 in the atmosphere from Mauna Loa in Hawaii since 1958. Which units are used by scientists to measure CO2 in the atmosphere?

• pH

• Parts per million

• Dobson units

• Percent saturation

Which of the following sources should be examined in a study to determine the impact of a geologic source on levels of

• volcanoes

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Decomposition

The figure below illustrates how a thermal inversion can form over major urban centers.

In the figure above, the letters A, B, and C represent the different thermal layers present in an inversion. Which of the following shows the correct sequence of thermal layers as one moves vertically upwards from the surface of the Earth?

• Cool sea breeze →→ Cooler →→ Coolest

• Cool sea breeze →→ Warm →→ Cool

• Warm sea breeze →→ Warm →→ Cool

• Warm sea breeze →→ Cool →→ Warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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