WorksheetsAtmospheric pollutants
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Emissions created through human activities are considered
a)
anthropogenic
b)
biogenic
2.
Ozone and acid rain are both pollutants formed through reactions in the atmosphere. This makes them
a)
primary air pollutants
b)
secondary air pollutants
c)
atmospheric transport
d)
atmospheric deposition
3.
The chemicals released directly into the air from factories and vehicles would be considered
a)
primary air pollutants
b)
secondary air pollutants
c)
atmospheric transport
d)
atmospheric deposition
4.
This colorless, odorless gas can be deadly if breathed in. It is produced by incomplete combustion (not enough oxygen).
a)
SO2
b)
CO
c)
NO
d)
NO2
5.
The general term for air pollution that reduces visibility, especially in cities.
a)
atmospheric transport
b)
pollution
c)
smog
d)
wet scrubber
6.
The Earth's ozone layer, which limits damaging solar radiation striking the planet is found in the ____________________.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
7.
A secondary pollutant is __________________.
a)
a minor pollutant released by a factory
b)
a pollutant that develops water a chemical reaction with chemicals normally present in the atmosphere
c)
emitted into the troposphere in a form that is directly harmful
d)
none of the above
8.
Produced by burning fossil fuels
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Sulfur Dioxide
c)
Nitrogen Dioxide
d)
Phytochemical Oxidant
9.
The principal component of smog
Source: Chemical reaction of VOCs and NOx
Health effects: breathing problems, reduced lung capacity, asthma, eye irritation, reduced resistance to disease
Environmental effects: can damage plants
Source: Chemical reaction of VOCs and NOx
Health effects: breathing problems, reduced lung capacity, asthma, eye irritation, reduced resistance to disease
Environmental effects: can damage plants
a)
Pb
b)
CO
c)
SO2
d)
O3
10.
What is a xenobiotic
a)
A measurement of environmental change
b)
A chemical that is manmade and foreign to ecosystems
c)
A natural chemical that has exceeded natural measurements
d)
An invasive species
11.
what is a primary pollutant?
a)
it is not directly emitted, but forms when pollutants react in the atmosphere.
b)
a pollutant that is emitted from a source.
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