Air Pollution and Global Change Practice for Final

What are the two main causes of air pollution?

• Man-made and natural resources

• Natural resources and waste disposal

• Waste disposal and man-made

Which two pollutants are man-made air pollution?

• Nitrogen and Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide and Nitrogen

• Oxygen and Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide and Nitrogen oxide

What are the causes of man-made air pollution and natural air pollution?

• waste incinerators and forest fires

• Swimming and Erosion

• Cycling and forest fires

• Hurricanes and Power plant emissions

Which gas exists in the highest concentration in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Hydrocarbon

• Ozone

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

Ozone depletion is caused by

• Nitrous oxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Chlorofluorocarbons

The main contributors of ________ include fumes, ash, nitric oxide, smoke, dust, and sulfur dioxide.

• primary pollutants

• secondary pollutants

• biodegradable pollutants

• none of the above

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Increased levels of air pollution primarily cause

• soil erosion.

• global warming.

• respiratory complications.

• all of the above.

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Particulate matter are minute particles that remain suspended in the air and cause irritation when inhaled. Which of the following is an example of particulate matter?

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Water vapor

• Ozone

• Fly ash

In order to control the emission of harmful gases into the atmosphere, a catalytic converter can be used. What are the effects of this device?

• Conversion of carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide

• Conversion of nitric oxides into nitrogen dioxide

• Conversion of hydrocarbons into water and carbon dioxide

• All of these

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The term “persistence” of a pollutant in the environment refers to the

• concentration of the pollutant in the environment.

• distance a pollutant spreads in the environment in a given time.

• length of time required for the pollutant to disappear from the environment.

• measure of the harm a substance can cause to humans and other living organisms in the environment.