WorksheetsAir Pollution & Global Warming
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does incomplete combustion produce that complete combustion doesn't?
Carbon monoxide
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
A sign of incomplete combustion is...
Water vapor
Soot or smoke
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Which of these can be released by burning fuels with impurities, particularly coal? It can irritate or damage your airways.
NOx
SO2
CO
Particulate matter
Which of these causes the release of carbon monoxide?
Burning fossil fuels containing impurities
Burning fossil fuels with sufficient oxygen
Burning fossil fuels with insufficient oxygen
Burning petrol only
Which statements about pollutants are correct?
1 Carbon monoxide is responsible for the production of ‘acid rain’.
2 Oxides of nitrogen are present in car exhausts.
3 Sulfur dioxide can be produced by the combustion of fossil fuels.
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
Which catalyst is used in the catalytic converter?
iron
gold
platinum
technetium
In the catalytic converter, which gas is removed by oxidation?
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen
Which of the following substance is used to neutralise acidic soil?
Soap solution
Potassium hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide
Calcium carbonate
Which of these causes acid rain?
Burning fossil fuels containing impurities
Burning fossil fuels with sufficient oxygen
Burning fossil fuels with insufficient oxygen
Burning petrol only
What is the greenhouse effect?
A natural process where gases trap heat in the atmosphere.
A man-made process where gases trap heat in the atmosphere.
A natural process where the ocean traps heat in the atmosphere.
A man-made process where the ocean traps heat in the atmosphere.
Which of these is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen Gas
Methane
Which greenhouse gas contributes the most to the greenhouse effect?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Water Vapor
Nitrous Oxide
What is the MOST significant way that humans contribute to the greenhouse effect?
We do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
We burn fossil fuels.
We practice animal agriculture.
We make too much waste.
By adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, humans are...
decreasing the average temperature of Earth.
not affecting the average temperature of Earth.
increasing the average temperature of Earth.
Which of these is a consequence of global warming to our oceans? (choose all that apply)
Ocean water has become contaminated
Sea level is rising due to land ice melting.
Coral bleaching which results in them dying.
Animals are getting strangled by plastic 6 pack rings.
