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AIR POLLUTION PART 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

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

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulfur dioxide

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.

What is a primary pollutant?

a)

pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

b)

pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

5.

Electrostatic precipitators can be used to remove this type of air pollutant.

a)

volatile organic compounds

b)

particulate matter

c)

sulfur dioxide

d)

ground level ozone

6.

Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

a)

nitric oxides

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

smog

d)

volatile organic compounds

7.

What is a secondary pollutant?

a)

pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

b)

pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

8.

Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Ozone

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Asbestos

9.

Which is not the sources of air pollution

a)

Construction

b)

Agriculture

c)

Plant

d)

Industry

10.

Which is NOT TRUE about air quality index?

a)

0 to 50 is good

b)

51 to 100 is moderate

c)

151 to 200 is unhealthy

d)

201 to 300 is hazardous