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11a. Air Pollution Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most (78%) of the air we breathe is made up of _________.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

water vapor

2.

As water vapor rises, it cools. As ________ occurs, clouds are formed.

a)

evaporation

b)

melting

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

3.

Lower altitudes experience ________ air pressure to/than higher altitudes.

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

c)

Equal

4.

Which color absorbs more light energy from the sun and converts it to the most heat?

a)

white

b)

gray

c)

silver

d)

black

5.

Which 2 sources of pollution are natural and release CO2 into the air? (Pick 2)

a)

forest fires

b)

volcanic activity

c)

burning coal

d)

coal dust in mines

6.

Which term describes air pollutants that are already dangerous when they enter the air?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

particulate

d)

nonpoint-source

7.

Which term describes air pollutants that result from a chemical reaction?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

particulate

d)

nonpoint-source

8.

What is the source of most air pollution?

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

volcanic activity

c)

forest fires

d)

wind blowing particulate matter

9.

Particles in smoke, soot, and coal dust are all examples of _______.

a)

fossil fuels

b)

particulate matter

c)

volatile organic compounds

d)

volcanic matter

10.

Overgrazing or overfarming can loosen soil and make dust from _______ worse.

a)

volcanoes

b)

soot

c)

wind

d)

fires

11.

Since being passed in 1963, the ________ has resulted in a significant reduction in air pollutants.

a)

Clean Water Act

b)

Safe Drinking Water Act

c)

The Frack Act

d)

The Clean Air Act

12.

Chlorofluorocarbons have contributed most to which issue?

a)

climate change

b)

the ozone hole

c)

asthma rates

d)

heat exhaustion

13.

Since being signed in 1986, the ________ has resulted in a significant reduction in CFC use and production.

a)

Clean Water Act

b)

Safe Drinking Water Act

c)

Montreal Protocol

d)

The Clean Air Act

14.

The hole in the ozone layer results in an increase in _______.

a)

climate change

b)

acid rain

c)

exposure to UV rays

d)

lung disease