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Air Quality

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ground level ozone (also known as tropospheric ozone) is ______________________.

a)

a significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog

b)

also found in the exosphere

c)

found only in rural areas

d)

a significant source of air pollution and contributes to the increase in the hole in the ozone layer.

2.

Ozone is made up of __________________ oxygen atoms.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

5

3.

The atmospheric layer that humans live in is known as the _____________________.

a)

troposphere.

b)

stratosphere.

c)

exosphere.

d)

thermosphere.

4.

"Criteria Air Pollutants" were established by the _________________________________.

a)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

b)

Department of the Interior (DI)

c)

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

d)

United Nations (UN)

5.

Nitrous oxides enter the atmosphere from _____________________.

a)

fossil fuels

b)

meteorites

c)

ozone depletion

d)

CFC's

6.

Chlorofluorocarbons is represented by the abbreviation _________________.

a)

CFC

b)

ChFC

c)

Chl

d)

hydrocarbons

7.

Bad or Hazardous ozone is found in the _______________________________.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

8.

The most common source of carbon monoxide comes from _____________________________.

a)

vehicles

b)

swamp gases

c)

industrial sources

d)

none of these

9.

Which of the following is an adverse health effect from air pollution?

a)

allergic reactions

b)

bronchial inflammation

c)

eye and lung irritants

d)

All of these are correct

10.
Over the past 30 years, air quality in the United States has generally _______________
a)
improved
b)
declined
11.
One cause of ________________ is the burning of coal that contains a lot of sulfur.
a)
acid rain
b)
soot
12.
Harmful substances in air, water, or soil are called ________________.
a)
pollutants
b)
particles
13.
The majority of air pollution comes from __________________.
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
particulate matter