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Atmosphere Review - Smog, Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of a Natural Source of air pollution can be defined as:
a)
Industrial Smokestacks and Volcanoes
b)
Wildfires and Car Emissions
c)
Volcanoes and Wildfires
d)
Coal-Burning Power Plants and Volcanoes
2.

Which chemical is NOT involved in the formation of photochemical smog?

a)

Ozone (O3)

b)

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

c)

VOCs

d)

Sulfur dioxide (SO2)

3.

Result of warm, dry, sunny air combining with vehicle emissions

a)

Industrial smog

b)

Stratospheric ozone

c)

Photochemical smog

d)

Acid deposition

4.

Result of cool, moist air combining with coal emissions.

a)

Industrial smog

b)

Photochemical smog

c)

Stratospheric ozone

d)

Acid deposition

5.

_____ + VOCs + sunlight --> photochemical smog

a)

SO2

b)

CO2

c)

NO2

d)

Stratospheric ozone

6.

Industrial smog is associated with nitrogen and photochemical smog is associated with sulfur.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Natural rain water is

a)

slightly acidic

b)

slightly basic

c)

pure

d)

neutral

8.

Sulfuric acid has a pH of around

a)

1

b)

2.75

c)

4.75

d)

8

9.

What is the largest anthropogenic (human-related) source of acid rain?

a)

smelting gold

b)

driving cars

c)

burning coal

d)

burning trees

10.

When SO2 combines with water vapor, what is formed?

a)

carbonic acid

b)

hydrochloric acid

c)

nitric acid

d)

sulfuric acid

11.

What do volcanic eruptions release into the atmosphere that leads to the production of acid deposition?

a)

SO2, H2O, and Hg

b)

NO2, SO2, and Pb

c)

SO2, HCl, and other acids

d)

Ash, Water, Oxygen

12.

Burning of petroleum releases _____ into the air where it will combine with water vapor to form nitric acid.

a)

CO

b)

NO2

c)

SO2

d)

O3

13.

Nitric acid has a pH of around ___.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

14.

A chemical with a pH of 3 is ____ times more acidic than a chemical with a pH of 6.

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

15.

Which is NOT a natural source of acid deposition?

a)

lightning

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

forest fires

d)

burning coal

16.

VOCs from plants can be involved in the production of both photochemical smog as well as acid deposition.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The dissolving of statues and buildings and changing of soil chemistry to prevent plants from uptaking essential minerals is the result of ___.

a)

industrial smog

b)

photochemical smog

c)

acid deposition

d)

ozone depletion

18.

Increasing our use of renewable energy and decreasing our use of coal-powered electricity, increasing alternative transportation such as hybrid/electric vehicles and adding catalytic converters to automobiles has reduced acid deposition in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
greenhouse gases
20.
Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs
a)
cars, factories, and cardboard
b)
spray cans, cardboard, insulation
c)
spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard
d)
spray cans, refrigerant, insulation
21.
How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
What chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone?
a)
CFCs
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Oxygen
23.
When oxygen gas in the lower stratosphere is struck by this, it splits, leading to the formation of a ozone molecule.
a)
visible light
b)
ultraviolet radiation
c)
infrared
d)
gamma rays
24.

The name of the international limits on CFC production to protect the ozone layer

a)

Montreal Protocol

b)

New York Protocol

c)

Paris Protocol

d)

Tokyo Protocol

25.
Though CFC production has been curtailed, the threat to upper atmosphericozone continues because CFCs
a)
become harmless quickly.
b)
destroy ozone for only a short time.
c)
persist but stop destroying ozone.
d)
persist and continue to destroy ozone for decades.
26.

Strong circulating winds over Antarctica that, during its winter, make CFCs even more reactive to damage more ozone.

a)

global warming

b)

ozone layer

c)

hurricane

d)

polar vortex

27.
When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called
a)
Smog
b)
Primary pollutant
c)
Secondary pollutant
d)
Air pollution
28.
What force pushes the clouds over Europe?
a)
wind 
b)
rain
c)
waves
d)
human
29.
What two air pollutants that most often produce acid rain?
a)
Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides
b)
Carbon Dioxide and Ozone
c)
Particulate Matter
d)
None of the above
30.
What are the main causes of acid rain?
a)
farms and forestsso
b)
water power and electricity
c)
coal burning factories and automobile emissions
d)
solar power and wind turbinesblowing the poison gases
31.
Which of the following does NOT form ground level ozone when interacting with the Sun?
a)
Sulfur Dioxide
b)
Nitrous Oxide
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Methane (Hydrocarbons)
32.
Which of the following releases soot into the air?
a)
Burning Diesel
b)
Burning Coal
c)
Wildfires
d)
All of the above
33.
Depletion of ozone layer is a concern because it normally absorbs ____% of the sun's UV radiation. 
a)
50
b)
75
c)
89
d)
99
34.
Choose the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere (from closest to farthest from earth’s surface). 
a)
a)Troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere 
b)
a)Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere 
c)
a)Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere 
d)
a)Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere 
35.

Of the following sources, which produces the greatest amount of pollutants?

a)

microorganisms & pollen

b)

volcanoes & duststorms

c)

transportation & power plants

d)

wildfires & duststorms

36.

Which of the following areas would most likely have the highest amount of sulfur dioxide in the air at any given time?

a)

a rural area

b)

an area near a coal-fired power plant

c)

an area along a windward coast

d)

Los Angeles

37.

AQI is determined by measuring the concentration of all of the following EXCEPT

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

ozone

e)

lead

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