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Air Pollution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sulfur dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Greenhouse gas

3.

Source of carbon monoxide

a)

Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

b)

Combustion of fossil fuels

c)

Decomposition of plant and animal matters

d)

Photochemical reaction of CO2

4.
An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 
a)
combustion chamber
b)
electrostatic precipitator
c)
scrubber
d)
catalytic converter
5.

What is the major cause for air pollution?

a)

deforestation

b)

oil spills

c)

transportation

d)

cigarretes

6.
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
a)
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
b)
Low pH and Acid
c)
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
d)
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
7.
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
a)
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
b)
Use Less Energy
c)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
All of the Answers are Correct
8.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
9.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
10.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
11.
A colorless, odorless gas
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
12.
A metallic element that can cause brain damage
a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
13.

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

a)

Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

b)

Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

c)

None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

d)

Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

14.

The listed pollutants are sometimes found in car exhaust fumes.

1 carbon monoxide

2 nitrogen oxides

3 sulphur dioxide

Which of these pollutants are products of the combustion of the fuel?

a)

1 and 2 only

b)

1 and 3 only

c)

2 and 3 only

d)

1, 2 and 3

15.

Which pollutant, found in car exhaust fumes, does not come from the fuel?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

hydrocarbons

c)

lead compounds

d)

nitrogen oxides