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WorksheetsAir Pollution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
a)
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
b)
Low pH and Acid
c)
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
d)
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
2.
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
a)
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
b)
Use Less Energy
c)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
All of the Answers are Correct
3.
Smog or ground ozone forms in the troposphere. Which pollutants are most responsible for smog or ground ozone?
a)
sulfur and particulate matter
b)
volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides
c)
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
d)
none of these answers are correct
4.
CFC's cause harm to our
a)
Troposphere
b)
Inversion Layer
c)
Ozone Layer
d)
Carbon Dioxide
5.
Where is the Ozone Layer found in our atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere (lower portion)
b)
Stratosphere (upper portion)
6.
When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?
a)
They are exposed to Smog
b)
Nothing happens
c)
They are exposed to Acid Rain
d)
They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation
7.
Humans cause long and short term harm to their environment.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.
a)
temperature decrease
b)
headaches
c)
emissions
d)
natural pollution
9.
These are two ways people can reduce air pollution.
a)
Drive vehicles that get low gas mileage / Burn trash at home
b)
Burn less fossil fuels / walk and ride bikes
c)
Create major forest fires / Use CFC's
d)
Burn styrofoam at landfills / Use more chlorine
10.
Select the natural form of air pollution.
a)
CFC's
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Forest Fires
d)
Paints and Solvents
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