Quiz about Pollution Reduction

Question 1

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

Accepted Answer

Particulate matter

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Lead

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Ground-level ozone

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Nitrogen oxides

Question 2

Reactions that are initiated by the sun.

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Photochemical reactions

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Photochemical oxidants

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Volatile organic compounds

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Combustion

Question 3

Effect of sulfur dioxide

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Causes acid rain

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Deprives body of oxygen

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Irritates the eyes

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Causes global warming

Question 4

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.

Accepted Answer

Carbon monoxide

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Nitrogen oxides

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Ground-level ozone

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Sulfur dioxide

Question 5

Which city, state or country produces most air pollution per year

Accepted Answer

China

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UTAH

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Russia

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Middle East

Question 6

These have no emissions from tailpipes or gasoline

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Zero emissions vehicles

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Hybrid vehicles

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Internal combustion vehicles

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All have emissions

Question 7

Emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

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long-term effects of air pollution

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indoor air pollution

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short-term effects of air pollution

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sick-building syndrome

Question 8

Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?

Accepted Answer

sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide

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carbon monoxide and VOCs

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ZEVs and VOCs

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carbonic acid and citric acid

Question 9

Which rock can be used to counteract acid rain?

Accepted Answer

Limestone

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Calcium

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Granite

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Asbestos

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

industry, transportation, and energy production

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soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

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soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

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industry, transportation and agriculture

Question 11

One of the effects of bicarbonate (HCO₃) that leaches from limestone soils into surrounding lakes is to:

Accepted Answer

buffer the effects of acid rain

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slightly increase the acidity of the water

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greatly increase the acidity of the water

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have no effect on the pH of the lake water

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT classified as a primary pollutant?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

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Carbon Monoxide

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Nitrogen Oxides

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Sulfur Dioxides

Question 13

Asbestos is hazardous to human health because:

Accepted Answer

it is composed of small fibers, which damage lung tissue and cause cancer

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if releases toxic fumes

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if trapped in the lungs, it decays and damages DNA

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it binds to hemoglobin and can lead to death

Question 14

Nitrogen oxides (NO_x) are:

Accepted Answer

a yellow-brown gas that contributes to photochemical smog

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a colorless and odorless gas that binds to hemoglobin in blood

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a colorless and odorless gas that damages the lungs

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a reactive gas produced, in part, by photochemical reaction of sunlight  with various air pollutants

Question 15

Which is an anthropogenic source of nitrogen oxides?

Accepted Answer

motor vehicles

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Nuclear fission

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Combustion of natural gas

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Volcanic eruptions

Question 16

A thermal inversion, which can lead to serious pollution events, occurs when

Accepted Answer

cool air close to the surface is blanketed by a layer of warm air that traps pollutants

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warm air close to the surface is blanketed by a layer of cool air that traps pollutants.

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warm air rises, taking pollutants with it.

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cool air rises, taking the pollutants with it

Question 17

Which piece of legislation is most likely to have caused a significant decrease in acid deposition?

Accepted Answer

Clean Air Act

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Clean Water Act

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Kyoto Protoccol

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Montreal Protoccol

Question 18

Lead emissions since the early 1980s have

Accepted Answer

Decreased due to lead free gasoline.

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Remained about the same.

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Increased because developing countries generally do not use lead free gasoline and are using automobiles at higher rates.

Question 19

Which agreement allowed for a reduction, and eventual elimination, of CFC production and use?

Accepted Answer

Montreal Protoccol

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Kyoto Protoccol

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Paris Agreement

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