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WorksheetsAPES Pollution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a well known carcinogen often found in mine tailings?
a)
Lead
b)
Mercury
c)
Asbestos
d)
Arsenic
2.
E-waste is harmful because:
a)
It leaches heavy metals such as lead
b)
Is highly reactive
c)
Is a well known teratogen
d)
Cannot be recycled
3.
The majority of atmospheric mercury is produced by:
a)
Municipal Waste Incinerators
b)
Coal burning power plants
c)
Medical waste
d)
Runoff from thermometer factories
4.
What three components have to be present to create photochemical smog?
a)
VOCS, PANS, Carbon Dioxide
b)
VOCS, Ozone, Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Nitrogen Dioxide, Sunlight, and VOCS
d)
Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone
5.
The largest component of municipal solid waste in the US is:
a)
Paper
b)
Plastic
c)
Yard Trimmings
d)
Metal
6.
Which of these component of Municipal Solid Waste can lead to methane in landfills
a)
Plastic
b)
Yard Waste
c)
Metal
7.
Which of these component of Municipal Solid Waste can lead to methane in landfills
a)
Plastic
b)
Yard Waste
c)
Metal
d)
Industrial Supplies
8.
Created because of Love Canal, mandated Superfund sites
a)
RCRA
b)
CERCLA
c)
Brownfields
d)
Clean Water Act
9.
Established Cradle to Grave monitoring of hazardous waste
a)
RCRA
b)
Basel Convention
c)
CERCLA
d)
Brownfields
10.
VOC used in the manufacturing of furniture and building materials
a)
Formaldehyde
b)
Kerosene
c)
Carbon Monoxide
d)
Radon
11.
Uranium 238 decays to make this carcinogenic gas found in the bedrock
a)
Asbestos
b)
Radon
c)
Lead
d)
Thalidomide
12.
Mitigated by electrostatic precipitators
a)
Sulfur Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen Dioxide
c)
Acid Deposition
d)
PM2.5
13.
A neurotoxin that accumulates in food chains through biomagnification
a)
Pb
b)
Hg
c)
As
d)
CO
14.
Mitigates UV radiation from getting to the troposphere
a)
stratospheric ozone
b)
tropospheric ozone
c)
Calcium Carbonate
d)
CFC
15.
Can be used to raise the pH of water, soil, and used in scrubbers
a)
H2SO4
b)
HNO3
c)
CaCO3
d)
CFC's
16.
Brownish-reddish gas that is a component of photochemical smog and also can lead to acid deposition
a)
NO2
b)
N2O
c)
SO2
d)
PANS
17.
One of the six types of air pollution monitored by the EPA. Is formed from incomplete combustion.
a)
CO2
b)
CO
c)
SO2
d)
O3
18.
Banned by the Montreal Protocol
a)
Ozone
b)
CFC
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Nitrous Oxide
19.
Which of the following is NOT a carcinogen?
a)
Arsenic
b)
Radon
c)
Asbestos
d)
Carbon Monoxide
20.
Which of the following is NOT an endocrine disruptor?
a)
DDT
b)
Atrazine
c)
BPA
d)
CFC
21.
Which of the following is NOT used as a tertiary treatment to sanitize wastewater?
a)
Chlorine
b)
Ozone
c)
UV light
d)
CFC
22.
DDT is a POP (Persistent Organic Pesticide) that can act as an endocrine disruptor. Which would it have the greatest effect on?
a)
Producers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Secondary Consumers
d)
Autotrophs
23.
The release of a large amount of sewage overflow into a nearby creek would lead to:
a)
High DO, High BOD, Low Fecal Coliform
b)
Low DO, High BOD, Low Fecal Coliform
c)
Low DO, High BOD, High Fecal Coliform
d)
Low DO, Low BOD, High Fecal Coliform
24.
Which of the following compounds in NOT involved in the depletion of stratospheric ozone?
a)
CFC
b)
Trichlormethane
c)
Nitrous Oxide
d)
Methyl Bromide
25.
Which of the following is a primary air pollutant caused by burning coal
a)
CFC
b)
Ozone
c)
CO
d)
Sulfuric Acid
26.
Plastics
a)
decompose readily in water
b)
Decompose slowly, if at all, and persist for decades
c)
Releases radioactive isotopes
d)
Decompose in landfills to produce methane
27.
The stratosphere
a)
Contains the most ozone
b)
Is closest to the sun
c)
Has the most oxygen
d)
Is where all weather takes place
28.
Which best describes leaching
a)
water flows through soil, landfills, or other areas dissolving materials and carrying it with the water to lower levels
b)
Acid rain is formed when water flows through a coal mine
c)
The use of drip irrigation
d)
A friend constantly borrows money but never pays it back
29.
The act of trying to prevent something or being proactive and offsetting potential problems
a)
Remediation
b)
Restoration
c)
Mitigation
d)
Transpiration
30.
Mandates maintaining the integrity of our nation's waters
a)
clean water act
b)
clean drinking water act
c)
Lacey Act
d)
RCRA
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