WorksheetsAir Quality
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Carbon monoxide is dangerous because it ______________.
reduces the blood's oxygen carrying capacity
combines with hemoglobin to form CO2
is found in the mesosphere
is carcinogenic
The "Primary Air Pollutants" are __________________________________.
carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen
radon, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and CFC's
photochemical smog, VOC's, PM, and oxides
None of these are correct
Ground level ozone (also known as tropospheric ozone) is ______________________.
a significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog
also found in the exosphere
found only in rural areas
a significant source of air pollution and contributes to the increase in the hole in the ozone layer.
Nitrogen monoxide pollution is reduced by which mechanism below?
catalytic converter in automobiles
the muffler in automobiles
the transmission in automobiles
the rear winds on an airplane
Which one of these is the correct representation of "Particulate Matter" when talking about air pollution?
PM 10
PM4
pm--100
pm-- tropo
Radon increases the ______________________________________.
chance of getting lung cancer
chance of getting skin cancer
chance of getting thyroid cancer
chance of getting vision problems
A common source of VOC's is _________________________.
vehicles.
burning leaves in the fall.
having a bonfire in the winter.
swamp gases
A person standing at the North Pole would be moving ______________________ than someone who is standing at the equator when thinking about Earth's rotation on its axis.
slower
faster
the same speed as
None of these are correct
The wind direction of this hurricane is caused in part by the ________________________.
Coriolis Effect.
mesospheric pressure
thermospheric rotation
photosynthetic potential
When an El Nino event occurs in South America and the United States, it likely becomes ____________ in Australia.
more dry
more wet
less dry
more humid
The source of Radon is naturally occurring _______________________.
uranium 238
plutonium 45
CO2
carbon monoxide
Ozone acts as a ________________________________________.
shield from UV radiation for living creatures on Earth.
pollutant in the stratosphere.
pollutant in the thermosphere
carcinogen in the stratosphere.
The Montreal Protocol _________________________________________.
was established to protect the ozone from CFC's and other hazardous compounds.
was designed to protect the thermosphere from meteorites.
was designed to reduce the rate of cancer in the city of Montreal, Canada.
was a treaty designed to establish vehicle emissions to protect the troposphere.
Ozone is made up of __________________ oxygen atoms.
3
2
1
5
The atmospheric layer that humans live in is known as the _____________________.
troposphere.
stratosphere.
exosphere.
thermosphere.
The "holes" in Earth's ozone layer are found primarily over the north and south poles, because _________________________.
there is less sunlight found there.
it is colder there.
of the Earth's rotation on its axis
the Earth moves slower at the north and south poles.
"Criteria Air Pollutants" were established by the _________________________________.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Department of the Interior (DI)
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
United Nations (UN)
Nitrous oxides enter the atmosphere from _____________________.
fossil fuels
meteorites
ozone depletion
CFC's
Chlorofluorocarbons is represented by the abbreviation _________________.
CFC
ChFC
Chl
hydrocarbons
A sound of 40 db is _________________ louder than a sound of 20 db.
100 times
20 times
1000 times
60 times
The 2 primary gases in Earth's atmosphere are ______________________ and ________________________.
oxygen and nitrogen
oxygen and ozone
nitrogen and CO2
CO2 and methane
The principle framework for national, state, tribal, and local efforts to protect air quality in the United States is found in ________________________.
The Clean Air Act
The Constitution
The Montreal Protocol
The congressional mandate
Bad or Hazardous ozone is found in the _______________________________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
El Nino is sometimes also referred to as __________________.
ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation)
a hurricane
a drought
None of these are correct
When thinking about the rotation of the Earth, the northern hemisphere is said to rotate _____________________________.
counter clockwise
clockwise
"East to West"
All of these are correct
The most common source of carbon monoxide comes from _____________________________.
vehicles
swamp gases
industrial sources
none of these
Hydrocarbons are also known as _________________________.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's)
oxides of nitrogen
sulfur dioxide (SO2)
radon
Weather currents and hot air balloons are examples of "heat transfer" which is also known as _________________________.
convection
conduction
precipitation
condensation
Ozone layer "thickness" is measured in _______________________.
Dobson Units
atmospheric neutrons
miles
newtons
Which of the following is an adverse health effect from air pollution?
allergic reactions
bronchial inflammation
eye and lung irritants
All of these are correct
