ESS Topic 6 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT caused by acid precipitation?

• Chemical weathering of certain rocks

• Reduces biodiversity in freshwater bodies

• Skin cancer

• Changes in soil pH

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Canadian lakes had crushed lime put into them in the 1980s to

• dispose of a waste product from local industry.

• reduce the impact of acid deposition caused by burning coal.

• replace nitrogen lost to unsustainable fishing practices.

• reduce eutrophication caused by excessive local use of fertilisers.

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Acid deposition is defined as dry particles, rain or snow landing on the ground with a pH of

• above 7

• 4.0 or more

• 5.5 or more

• 4.0 or less

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Which of the following is NOT a result of depletion of the ozone layer?

• Increase in rates of skin cancer

• Lower crop harvests

• Disruption of marine food chains

• Increase of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

How does acid deposition affect plants?

• It causes lesions on leaves

• It reduces photosynthesis as stomata close

• It makes soil nutrients unavailable to plants.

• It increases plant nutrient uptake.

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The agreement signed to reduce the amount of ozone depleting substances released into the stratosphere is called:

• Clean Air Act

• Paris Agreement

• Montreal Protocol

Sources of photochemical smog are...

• all of these

• Volcanoes

• Vehicle emissions

• Forest fires

Acid deposition is caused by which type of pollutants?

• Air pollution

• Noise pollution

• Soil pollution

• Water pollution

Which method would be most effective in reducing the acidity of rain downwind of a coal-fired power station?

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Which is most likely to occur as a result of an increase in stratospheric ozone?

• Reduction in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth’s surface

• Reduced concentration of CFCs in stratosphere

• Increased formation of photochemical smog

• Increased damage to plant life