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Chem 6-6 Air Pollution 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.

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

4.
CFC's cause harm to our 
a)
Troposphere
b)
Inversion Layer
c)
Ozone Layer
d)
Carbon Dioxide
5.

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

6.
Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.
a)
temperature decrease
b)
headaches
c)
emissions
d)
natural pollution
7.
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
8.
Select the natural form of air pollution.
a)
CFC's
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Forest Fires
d)
Paints and Solvents
9.
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
10.

What is the major cause for air pollution?

a)

deforestation

b)

oil spills

c)

transportation

d)

cigarretes

11.

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

a)

holes in the ozone layer

b)

increased particles in the air

c)

acid rain

d)

healthy air to breath

e)

smog

12.

Natural causes of air pollution include all of the following

a)

forest fires

b)

dust

c)

volcanic ash

d)

wind

e)

pollen

13.

A radioactive gas that can build up in homes.

a)

uranium

b)

helium

c)

oxygen

d)

radon

14.

Exposure to too much radon gas can cause

a)

lung cancer

b)

sun burn

c)

blindness

d)

acne

15.

What is the main cause of air pollution?

a)

plowing fields and releasing dust

b)

using solar power

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

using water power

16.

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

a)

global warming

b)

photosynthesis

c)

smog

17.

A mixture of smoke, fog and chemicals in the air is known as ________.

a)

oxygen

b)

radiation

c)

smog

18.

What are ways that we can decrease air pollution?

a)

carpool

b)

conserving electricity

c)

follow laws made by the EPA

d)

burning extra fossil fuels

19.

Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas?

a)

vehicles, volcanoes

b)

vehicles, industries

c)

Industries, agriculture

d)

All of the above

20.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct