Chemistry Quiz: Air Quality and Climate Change

What gas is required for combustion?

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

What is the primary source of sulfur dioxide?

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Combustion Engine Emissions

• Lightning Strikes

• Industrial Emissions

Which gas is produced during the anaerobic bacterial decay of organic substances?

• Unburnt Hydrocarbons

• Methane

• Carbon Monoxide

• Ozone

What is the main cause of the formation of photochemical smog?

• Carbon Monoxide

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Methane

• Unburnt Hydrocarbons

Which gas is known to cause breathing difficulties and react with oxygen to form acidic compounds?

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Methane

• Ozone

• Carbon Monoxide

What process involves the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen in the presence of sunlight?

• Photosynthesis

• Ocean Uptake

• Respiration

• Combustion

What is the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming?

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

• Ozone

What is the term used to describe the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's surface?

• Global Cooling

• Atmospheric Heating

• Climate Change

• Global Warming

What effect does global warming have on glacial retreat and polar ice caps?

• Decrease in sea levels

• Increase in ice formation

• Melting and shrinking

• No impact

What is the main cause of ocean acidification?

• Increase in marine biodiversity

• Decrease in carbon dioxide levels

• Decrease in ocean temperature

• Warmer waters absorbing carbon dioxide