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WorksheetsHazardous Air Pollutants
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a Secondary Pollutant?
a)
VOCs
b)
Lead
c)
CO
d)
O3
2.
Overgrazing, deforestation, and poor land management can directly lead to...
a)
increased NOx emissions.
b)
increased particulate concentration.
c)
decreased SO2 pollution.
d)
increased rates of skin cancer.
3.
How did the Clean Air Act attempt to reduce particulate pollution?
a)
Installation of scrubbers in smokestacks.
b)
A Cap & Trade marketplace for particulates.
c)
Removal of VOCs from paint.
d)
Installation of baghouse filters in smokestacks.
4.
What is the single biggest contributor to the reduction in atmospheric lead levels since 1980?
a)
Scrubbers in power plant smokestacks.
b)
Vapor locks on automobile gas tanks.
c)
The removal of lead from gasoline.
d)
The removal of lead from water pipes.
5.
Which criteria pollutant can be linked to neurological disorders, kidney problems, osteoporosis, and hypertension?
a)
SO2
b)
Lead
c)
NO2
d)
CO
6.
What type of home is most at-risk to increased air lead levels?
a)
Older homes
b)
Newer homes
c)
Homes near the coast
d)
Homes in rural areas
7.
What is the primary source of carbon monoxide?
a)
Gas-burning water heaters
b)
Automobiles
c)
Electric clothes dryers
d)
Electric space heaters
8.
What is one way to reduce indoor CO levels?
a)
Only use gas-burning stoves and furnaces.
b)
Decrease ventilation from gas-burning appliances.
c)
Reduce use of electric water heaters.
d)
Fix leaks in your chimney or furnace exhaust.
9.
CO can cause people to become drowsy and suffocate when it binds to...
a)
hemoglobin.
b)
white blood cells.
c)
alveolar receptors.
d)
retinal glial cells.
10.
Which automobile part converts CO into less-harmful gases?
a)
Radiator
b)
Flux capacitor
c)
Catalytic converter
d)
Muffler
11.
What is the primary source of atmospheric SO2?
a)
Automobiles
b)
Coal-fired power plants
c)
Steel manufacturing
d)
Strip-mining operations
12.
What is one environmental impact of increased SO2 emissions?
a)
Increased water pH
b)
Eutrophication of lakes
c)
Increased protein production in plants.
d)
Acidification of soil
13.
Which of the following is NOT a method used to reduce SO2 pollution?
a)
Combustion of low-sulfur coal.
b)
Cap & Trade for SO2 emissions.
c)
Electrostatic precipitators in power plant smokestacks.
d)
Installation of scrubbers in power plant smokestacks.
14.
What is the primary source of NO2 pollution?
a)
Use of natural gas furnaces in homes.
b)
Automobiles
c)
Concrete production
d)
Off-gassing from fertilizers.
15.
What are two secondary pollutants that can be formed from NO2?
a)
PANs and CO
b)
H2SO4 and HNO3
c)
HNO3 and O3
d)
VOCs and PANs
16.
Which two pollutants are regulated by a federal Cap & Trade marketplace?
a)
CO2 and Lead
b)
NO2 and H2SO4
c)
Sulfate aerosols and VOCs
d)
SO2 and NO2
17.
When my basement was remodeled, I was told to stay out of it for 24 hours after it was painted due to increased...
a)
lead levels.
b)
particulate levels.
c)
VOC levels.
d)
CO levels.
18.
All of the following are potential human health effects of VOC pollution except...
a)
Eye irritation
b)
Nausea
c)
Respiratory irritation
d)
Heart attacks
19.
All of the following are means to reduce VOC pollution except...
a)
tightening gas caps on cars.
b)
decreasing indoor ventilation to quarantine volatile gases.
c)
the use of low-VOC glues.
d)
the installation of catalytic converters on cars.
20.
Due to prevailing weather patterns, which town is likely to experience acid rain from fossil fuels burned in Lincolnshire?
a)
St. Joseph, Michigan
b)
Des Moines, Iowa
c)
Paducah, Kentucky
d)
Fargo, North Dakota
21.
Ozone in the troposphere is __________. Ozone in the stratosphere is _________.
a)
bad, good
b)
good, bad
c)
bad, bad
d)
good, good
22.
Ozone damages cells by stealing electrons from our molecules. What is the name of molecules that do this?
a)
Reducing agent
b)
Oxidizing agent
c)
Sonic reducer
d)
Secret agent
23.
What are two conditions necessary for the formation of ground-level ozone?
a)
Sunny and warm
b)
Increased NO2 emissions and increased O2 levels
c)
Sunny and windy
d)
Increased stratospheric ozone and increased VOC emissions.
24.
During what time of day should tropospheric ozone levels peak?
a)
Midnight
b)
Morning
c)
Afternoon
d)
Evening
25.
Increased ground-level O3 levels can cause...
a)
kidney inflammation and skin cancer.
b)
decreased photosynthesis and bladder irritation.
c)
skin cancer and burning eyes.
d)
respiratory irritation and crop damage.
26.
Which of the following reactions can lead to the formation of ground-level O3?
a)
NO2 + UV -> NO + O
b)
VOC + UV -> CO2 + NO2
c)
CO2 + Infrared -> CO + O2
d)
NO2 + SO2 -> UV + HNO3
27.
Photochemical smog is formed when...
a)
UV light reacts with SO2 on cool days.
b)
UV light reacts with cool air to form an inversion.
c)
VOCs react with infrared to form O2.
d)
NO2 reacts with UV light to form O3.
28.
Which of the following is NOT a Criteria Air Pollutant?
a)
Particulates
b)
CO2
c)
NO2
d)
Lead
29.
Which of the following is a Primary Pollutant?
a)
VOCs
b)
O3
c)
HNO3
d)
H2SO4
30.
Which of the following is NOT an impact of particulate pollution?
a)
Reduced visibility
b)
Aggravates asthma
c)
Eutrophication of lakes
d)
Cooler global temperatures
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