Air Pollution and Conservation of Natural Resources

Pregnant women should not eat much large fish due to

• the possibility of lead poisoning
• volatile organic compounds
• bioaccumulation of mercury
• none of these

Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

• carbon dioxide
• volatile organic compounds
• sulfur dioxide
• ozone

Acid rain

• forms when nitrogen oxides dissolve in rain
• has a high pH
• affect only location where it forms
• all of these

What reduces air pollutants from motor vehicles?

• muffler
• fuel cell
• catalytic converter
• all of these

The effect of banning CFCs has been to

• eliminate the ozone hole
• increase the ozone hole
• stabilize the ozone hole
• none of these

A renewable resource

• will always be a renewable resource
• can be used so that it becomes non-renewable
• will always become a non-renewable resource
• none of these

Natural resources include

• diamonds
• computers
• sunlight
• trees

To reduce energy use when driving,

• buy a fuel efficient car
• drive as fast as possible
• do not worry about car maintenance
• all of these

To reduce resource use

• buy goods that will last longer
• repair materials rather than replace them
• buy only what you need
• all of these

The highest net energy comes from

• coal
• petroleum
• natural gas
• solar