7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Outdoor Air Pollution

What three components have to be present to create photochemical smog?

• VOCS, PANS, Carbon Dioxide
• VOCS, Ozone, Nitrogen Monoxide
• Nitrogen Dioxide, Sunlight, and VOCS
• Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone

The 3 main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the US are ______________________________.

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

• transportation, soil erosion, and energy production

• industry, transportation, and energy production

• industry, transportation and agriculture

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

The majority of atmospheric mercury is produced by:

• Municipal Waste Incinerators
• Coal burning power plants
• Medical waste
• Runoff from thermometer factories

Which of the six types of air pollution monitored by the EPA. Is formed from incomplete combustion?

• CO₂

• CO

• SO₂

• O₃

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Thermal inversions _________________________.

• increase the rate of smog formation

• trap high concentrations of pollution at ground level

• result in increased levels of acid deposition

• reduce the negative effects of VOC's

Acid deposition (rain) forms as a result of ______________ accumulating in the atmosphere.

• nitrogen oxides and photochemical smog

• carbon monoxide and VOC's

• sulfur dioxide and VOC's

• nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides

Which is NOT a criteria air pollutant?

• Sulfur dioxide

• lead

• carbon dioxide

• particulate matter

Which size of particulate matter causes the greatest health concerns?

• PM_2.5

• PM₁₀

• PM₁₀₀

• PM₃₀

Which of the following locations would most likely receive acid deposition?

• A major city receiving its electricity from hydroelectric sources

• A town downwind from a coal-fired power plant

• A large lake downstream from a concentrated animal feeding operation

• A stream flowing through agricultural land

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Acid deposition would most likely result in which of the following?

• The release of aluminum ions from soil

• The death of species tolerant of low pH levels

• An increase in buffering of lake water by sulfates

• An increase in the pH of unbuffered water

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5