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Air pollution

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes stress, high blood pressure and hearing loss?

a)

indoor air pollution

b)

noise pollution

c)

sick-building syndrome

d)

radon gas

2.

What has no emission from tailpipes or gasoline?

a)

ZEV's

b)

VOC's

c)

CAA's

d)

EIEIO's

3.

What is a measure of how acidic or basic a substance is?

a)

acidification

b)

radon

c)

pH

d)

salinity

4.

Sources include plastics, carpets, cleaning fluids, radon and asbestos.

a)

primary pollutant

b)

indoor air pollutant

c)

secondary pollotant

d)

temperature inversion

5.

What results from chemical reactions involving sunlight, air, exhaust and ozone?

a)

atmospheric ozone

b)

temperature inversion

c)

sea-coal

d)

smog

6.

What addresses acid precipitation falling downwind if its source?

a)

clean air act

b)

ZEV agreement

c)

Canada - US air quality agreement

d)

NATO

7.

What pollution problem has solutions that include shielding, time controls and low-pressure sodium sources?

a)

sick-building syndrome

b)

primary pollution

c)

noise polltion

d)

light pollution

8.

What law requires industries to sue scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators to reduce air pollution?

a)

clean air act

b)

AEV act

c)

Canada - US air quality agreement

d)

EPA act

9.

Which of the following is NOT a long-term effect of air pollution?

a)

eye irritation

b)

emphysema

c)

heart disease

d)

all of these are long-term effects

10.

What is release directly into the air by human activity?

a)

secondary pollutants

b)

ZEV's

c)

smog

d)

Primary pollutants

11.

Which of the following is a short-term effect of air pollution?

a)

lung cancer

b)

headache

c)

emphysema

d)

heart disease

12.

Precipitation is considered acid if the pH is

a)

Above 7.0

b)

above 5.0

c)

below 5.0

d)

below 0.0

13.

What is the effect of acid precipitation on soil and water?

a)

acid shock

b)

acidification

c)

pH

d)

Basidification

14.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exposure to air pollution?

a)

headache

b)

bronchitis

c)

burning eyes

d)

none of these are long-term effects

15.

Ground level ozone is

a)

a primary pollutant

b)

smog

c)

a secondary pollutant

d)

beneficial to living organisms

16.

What will scar the lungs if inhaled?

a)

asbestos

b)

radon

c)

ozone

d)

none of these will scar the lungs

17.

What has no emissions from tailpipes or gasoline?

a)

ZEV's

b)

CRV's

c)

MPV's

d)

ESPN's

18.

What has a pH of less than 5.0?

a)

acid rain

b)

acid snow

c)

acid precipitation

d)

all of these

19.

What is a natural indoor pollutant?

a)

ammonia

b)

bleach

c)

radon

d)

gasoline

20.

What was a source of air pollution before modern times?

a)

sea-coal

b)

chemical fertilizer

c)

industries

d)

there was no air pollution before modern times

21.

What effect does acid precipitation have on soil and water?

a)

acid shock

b)

produces ozone

c)

raises the pH to greater than 7.0

d)

it has no effect on soil or water

22.

What substances in the air cause acid precipitation?

a)

sulfur and nitrogen oxides

b)

oxygen and carbondioxide

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

temperature inversion

23.

What are the main sources of pollution in urban areas?

a)

sulfur and nitrogen oxides

b)

sea-coal

c)

vehicles and industry

d)

wood burning

24.

What reduces emissions from vehicles?

a)

premium grade gasoline

b)

catalytic converter

c)

diesel fuel

d)

all of these reduce emissions