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ECH 5101: Air pollution (8 Jan 2022)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When a building has bad air quality, it has something called
a)
Sick building syndrome
b)
Radon
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Smog
2.

In a __________________, a layer of warm air presents rising air from escaping, and traps pollutants near the Earth's surface.

a)
smog storm
b)
blackout
c)
temperature inversion
d)
forest fire
3.
The key to reducing air pollution is to control ______________.
a)
methane gas
b)
overpopulation
c)
ozone depletion
d)
emissions
4.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
5.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
6.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
7.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)

Nitrous oxide

c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
8.
Can cause burning of the skin
a)
Lead
b)
Particle matter
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxides
9.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
10.
An example of several minerals that are formed in long, thin fibers
a)
Smog
b)
Asbestos
c)
Radon
d)
VOCs
11.
Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?
a)
Eyes
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Kidneys
12.
Which is NOT an example of a way to help prevent radon gas in homes?
a)
Sealing cracks
b)
Ventilation
c)
Plastic in crawlspace
d)
Air fresheners
13.
Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
radon
c)
ozone
d)
asbestos
14.
What does this diagram illustrate?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Layers of the atmosphere
15.
A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.
a)
Water droplets
b)
Allergens
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Combustibles
16.
Which of the following products contains harmful CFC's?
a)
refrigerator
b)
spray paint cans
c)
aerosol hairspray cans
d)
all of these
17.
Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?
a)
sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide
b)
carbon monoxide and VOCs
c)
ZEVs and VOCs
d)
carbonic acid and citric acid
18.
CO can cause people to become drowsy and suffocate  when it binds to...
a)
hemoglobin.
b)
white blood cells.
c)
alveolar receptors.
d)
retinal glial cells.
19.
Which one of these does not belong
a)
Electrostatic precipitator
b)
Mop
c)
Scrubber
d)
Air Filter
20.
How does air pollution move during thermal inversion?
a)
Thermal inversion makes pollution very still
b)
Pollution travels very fast in cold air
c)
There is no pollution during thermal inversion
21.
These are two ways people can reduce air pollution.
a)
Drive vehicles that get low gas mileage / Burn trash at home
b)
Burn less fossil fuels / walk and ride bikes
c)
Create major forest fires / Use CFC's
d)
Burn styrofoam at landfills / Use more chlorine
22.
Select the natural form of air pollution.
a)
CFC's
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Forest Fires
d)
Paints and Solvents
23.
The primary source of radon is
a)
electronics
b)
indoor fires
c)
rocks and soils
d)
household chemical fumes
24.
Asbestos
a)
is used for insulation
b)
can be easily removed and treated
c)
can be a problem in new construction
d)
causes skin irritation, nausea, and fatigue
25.
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
26.
Used on factory stacks to remove gases and particulate.
a)
Filters
b)
Emission reducers
c)
Scrubbers
d)
Filter Strips
27.
An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 
a)
combustion chamber
b)
electrostatic precipitator
c)
scrubber
d)
catalytic converter
28.

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

a)

Water droplets

b)

Allergens

c)

Particulate matter

d)

Combustibles

29.

This primary pollutant creates a reddish brown gas creating photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone.

a)

sulfuric acid

b)

VOC

c)

nitrogen dioxide

d)

particulate matter

30.

This atmospheric compound is critical to the planet in its protection against UV radiation, but when found close to the ground is part of photochemical smog that can cause serious health problems.

a)

particulate matter

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

stratospheric ozone

d)

tropospheric ozone

31.

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

a)

volatile organic compounds

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

particulate matter

d)

ground level ozone

32.

Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture

a)

Asbestos

b)

Radon

c)

Lead

d)

Carbon Monoxide

e)

Formaldehyde

33.

Smog or ground ozone forms in the troposphere. Which pollutants are most responsible for smog or ground ozone?

a)

sulfur and particulate matter

b)

volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides

c)

carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

d)

none of these answers are correct

34.

When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?

a)

They are exposed to Smog

b)

Nothing happens

c)

They are exposed to Acid Rain

d)

They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation

35.

______________ ______________ 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

36.

Which of the following are examples of VOC's ? (Select 3)

a)

paint and paint thinners

b)

gasoline

c)

water vapor

d)

formaldehyde

e)

smog

37.

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.

38.

The following ailments are long-term effects of air pollution EXCEPT

a)

emphysema. (hardening of lungs)

b)

lung cancer.

c)

headaches.

d)

heart disease.

39.

Which of the following pH measurements of rainwater would indicate acid precipitation/rain?

a)

pH 6.0

b)

pH 4.1

c)

pH 7.3

d)

pH 9.6

40.

Which devices help clean car exhaust?

a)

Electrostatic precipitator

b)

Catalytic converter

c)

Scrubber

d)

ZEVs

41.

Haze is caused by the traditional practice of _______ or ______ of forests to create fields for growing crops.

a)

planting, cutting

b)

cutting, burning

c)

burning, seed

42.

Measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations in the air taken over the past decade have shown a ____.

a)

leveling off. (stopping the increase)

b)

slow increase.

c)

steady decline.

d)

dramatic increase.

43.

Many countries depend on the energy from fossil fuels. Some scientists suggest using renewable sources of energy instead. Why would scientists MOST likely suggest using renewable sources of energy?

a)

They are safer for the environment.

b)

They are cheaper to develop.

c)

They are easier to transport.

d)

They produce more energy.

44.

Which of the following is a cause to air pollution?

a)

skin infections

b)

ozone layer decay

c)

volcano eruption

d)

use less plastic bags

45.

In incomplete combustion, which reactant is limiting?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Fuel

d)

Carbon particulates

46.

Which is not a product of incomplete combustion?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

water

c)

carbon particulates

d)

nitrogen dioxide

47.

Select the right number to fill in the blank in this equation!


CH4 + __ O2 -> CO + 2 H2O

a)

2

b)

1.5

c)

3

d)

1

48.

Which is a step you could take to reduce your carbon footprint?

a)

Leave the water running when you brush your teeth.

b)

Recycle paper products and compost food wastes.

c)

Leaving the tv on at night after you fall asleep.

d)

Riding to school in a car.

49.

Primary air pollutant generated from burning of coal, except

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

soot

d)

ozone

50.

Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture

a)

Asbestos

b)

Radon

c)

Lead

d)

Carbon Monoxide

e)

Formaldehyde

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