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WorksheetsAir-Chp 15
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Clean Air Act did this to cars
a)
added a scrubber
b)
CFCs`
c)
added the catalyic coverter
d)
flux compactor
2.
Which is NOT an example of a way to help prevent radon gas in homes?
a)
Sealing cracks
b)
Ventilation
c)
Plastic in crawlspace
d)
Air fresheners
3.
Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?
a)
Eyes
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Kidneys
4.
When a building has bad air quality, it has something called
a)
Sick building syndrome
b)
Radon
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Smog
5.
For measuring how acidic or basic something is, the ________________ scale is used
a)
Litmus
b)
pH
c)
Richter
d)
Acid/base
6.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
7.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
8.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
9.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
10.
The ozone layer is damaged by
a)
CFCs
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Increased global temperatures
d)
Sulfuric and nitric acids
11.
____________________ are pollutants released into the air.
a)
Emissions
b)
Ozone molecules
c)
Hazardous wastes
d)
Acid rains
12.
The ____________________ protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation.
a)
ozone layer
b)
smog layer
c)
cloud cover
d)
temperature inversion
13.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
14.
Smog is...
a)
A type of acid rain
b)
A chemical reaction between the water in the air, pollution and the sun.
c)
A type of cloud
15.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
16.
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
17.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
18.
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
19.
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
20.
This layer is where satellites are found
a)
thermosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
21.
This layer is where auroras are found
a)
exosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
22.
This layer is where weather occurs
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
23.
What is the atmospheric layer farthest from Earth's surface?
a)
Ozone layer
b)
Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
24.
What's the hottest layer of the Earths Atmosphere
a)
Friday
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exposphere
d)
Thermosphere
25.
The clean air act
a)
limits motor vehicle industry
b)
sets aside funds for pollution control
26.
Normal pH is
a)
2
b)
4
c)
7
d)
10
27.
Acid pH is
a)
2
b)
7
c)
10
d)
12
28.
Basic pH is
a)
2
b)
5
c)
7
d)
10
29.
How does carbon monoxide harm us?
a)
irritates our throat
b)
harms ozone
c)
stops oxygen supply to brain
d)
harms lung function
30.
what is the pollutant called that effects our cells by causing them to grow out of control
a)
tetraogen
b)
allergen
c)
mutagen
d)
carcinogen
31.
Carbon dioxide can
a)
lowers the pH of water
b)
raises the pH of water
c)
does nothing to the pH
32.
When pollution mixes with warm air against a cold moist surface
a)
fog
b)
smog
c)
pollutants
d)
acid rain
33.
What natural process brings carbon dioxide back down to the ground
a)
respiration
b)
decomposition
c)
acid rain
d)
photosynthesis
34.
What did the Montreal Protocol do?
a)
stopped the use of CFCs
b)
made air filters in cars required
c)
was a law agreed about pollution between US and Canada
d)
stopped Canada's pollution
35.
What pollutant is the most harmful to humans?
a)
CO2
b)
VOCs
c)
SO2
d)
Lead
36.
What tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
perometer
c)
air gauge
d)
barometer
37.
what smog is made from sulfur emissions is
a)
photochemical smog
b)
industrial smog
c)
anthropogenic smog
d)
pollution smog
38.
What smog is from light and ozone?
a)
industrial smog
b)
photochemical smog
c)
pollution smog
d)
anthropogenic smog
39.
What layer of the atmosphere has ozone?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
40.
Why are VOCs bad? Because it causes
a)
cancer and lung damage
b)
cancer and troposphere ozone
c)
acid rain and troposphere ozone
d)
smog and neurological damage
41.
What is so harmful about nitrogen dioxides?
a)
cancer and lung damage
b)
smog and neurological damage
c)
smog and acid rain
d)
cancer and troposphere ozone
42.
What is so harmful about sulfur dioxides?
a)
cancer and troposphere ozone
b)
lung damage and acid rain
c)
smog and acid rain
d)
smog and neurological damage
43.
Lead can be harmful because it causes
a)
lung damage
b)
troposphere ozone
c)
caner
d)
neurological damage
44.
Radon comes from
a)
the earth
b)
factories
c)
smog
d)
plants
45.
Radon is harmful because it causes
a)
acid rain
b)
smog
c)
cancer
d)
troposphere ozone
46.
formaldehyde is harmful because it casues
a)
acid rain
b)
troposphere ozone
c)
smog
d)
cancer
47.
formaldehyde comes from
a)
the earth, in volcanoes
b)
humans, we use it in furniture
c)
factory emissions
d)
car exhaust
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