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WorksheetsAPES Air Pollutants
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen
a)
Carbon monoxide
b)
Sulfur dioxide
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Greenhouse gas
2.
A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.
a)
Water droplets
b)
Allergens
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Combustibles
3.
A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen. Can cause faintness, death.
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
4.
Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?
a)
sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide
b)
carbon monoxide and VOCs
c)
ZEVs and VOCs
d)
carbonic acid and citric acid
5.
What is did the Montreal Protocol ban in 1987?
a)
CO2
b)
O3
c)
CFCs
d)
NOx
6.
Where is the Ozone layer located?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
troposphere
7.
Formaldehyde is an example of:
a)
CO
b)
NOx
c)
VOCs
8.
Acid rain is an example of
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
9.
Sulfur dioxide is created by:
a)
fishing
b)
coal plants
c)
forest fires
d)
small combustion engines
10.
The Clean Air Act was implemented to
a)
limit the amount of pollutants you could put in the air
b)
ruin the economy
c)
regulate the amount pollutants you could put in water
11.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
12.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
13.
Used on factory stacks to remove gases and particulate.
a)
Filters
b)
Emission reducers
c)
Scrubbers
d)
Filter Strips
14.
The 78% of the normal composition of air is...?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Argon
15.
Nitrogen oxides in smog mainly come from this source.
a)
burning of coal
b)
car exhaust
c)
factories
d)
cows
16.
A metallic element that can cause brain damage
a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
17.
Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain
a)
Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
b)
Particulate matter & lead
c)
Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
d)
Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone
18.
When the air above is warmer than the air below, it is called a
a)
Temperature shift
b)
Temperature change
c)
Temperature inversion
d)
Temperature reversal
19.
Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
radon
c)
ozone
d)
asbestos
20.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
21.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
22.
When a building has bad air quality, it has something called
a)
Sick building syndrome
b)
Radon
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Smog
23.
Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily.
a)
Sulfur Oxides
b)
Nitrogen Oxides
c)
VOC's
d)
Mercury
24.
What is sick building syndrome is more common in what climate zones.
a)
In warmer climates where the buildings are well insulated and sealed tight
b)
In warmer climates where mold gets in and spreads
c)
In colder climates where particulate matter found in high concentrations
d)
In colder climates when buildings are overly ventilated and cold air and drafts easily enter the building
25.
The biggest producer of Carbon Monoxide is
a)
Factories
b)
Transportation
c)
Chemical waste
d)
Fires
26.
The main source of methane being released to the atmosphere comes from
a)
factories
b)
the combustion of fossil fuels
c)
livestock
d)
sewage plants
27.
forms when lighting interacts with oxygen in the air and creates a molecule of three oxygen atoms
a)
wind
b)
atmosphere
c)
ozone
d)
clouds
28.
The 3 main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the US are
a)
soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires
b)
soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production
c)
industry, transportation, and energy production
d)
industry, transportation and agriculture
29.
Complex mixture of air pollutants produced in the lower atmosphere by the reaction of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides under the influence of sunlight. Especially harmful components include ozone, peroxyacyl nitrates and various aldehydes
a)
Temperature Inversion
b)
Industrial Smog
c)
Photochemical Smog
d)
Indoor air pollution
30.
Layer of dense, cool air trapped under a layer of less dense, warm air. It prevents upward-flowing air currents from developing. In a prolonged inversion, air pollution in the trapped layer may build up to harmful levels
a)
Temperature Inversion
b)
Warm Front
c)
Photochemical Smog
d)
Greenhouse Gas
31.
Type of air pollution consisting mostly of a mixture of sulfur dioxide, suspended droplets of sulfuric acid formed from some of the sulfur dioxide, and suspended solid particles
a)
Photochemical Smog
b)
Industrial Smog
c)
Acid Deposition
d)
Temperature Inversion
32.
Layer of gaseous ozone in the stratosphere that protects life on earth by filtering out most harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
a)
Greenhouse Gases
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Ozone Layer
33.
Which of the following correctly lists the 6 “criteria” air pollutants as specified under the Clean Air Act?
a)
Pb, SO2, NOX, CO, PM, and tropospheric O3
b)
Tropospheric O3, SO2, NOX, PM, Pb, and CO2
c)
SO4, NOX, CO, PM, Pb, and tropospheric O3
d)
SO2, NOX, CO, Hg, PM, and tropospheric O3
34.
“Scrubbing” is a technique used to:
a)
collect particulates produced by coal-burning power plants
b)
control carbon monoxide production in automobiles
c)
control sulfur emissions in the exhaust from a power plant
d)
remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust of a power plant
35.
A thermal inversion, which can lead to serious pollution events, occurs when
a)
warm air close to the surface is blanketed by a layer of cool air that traps pollutants.
b)
cool air close to the surface is blanketed by a layer of warm air that traps pollutants
c)
warm air rises, taking pollutants with it.
d)
cool air rises, taking the pollutants with it
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