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Air Quality Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the % of nitrogen in air?

a)

75%

b)

71%

c)

78%

d)

60%

2.

Motor vehicles are the major source of which pollutants? Select all that apply.

a)

VOCs

b)

oxides of nitrogen

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

particulate matter

3.

Which reduces the amount of oxygen that red blood cells can carry?

a)

Nitrogen oxides

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulfur dioxide

d)

Lead compounds

4.

Which pollutants can be harmful to human respiratory systems? Select all that apply.

a)

Sulfur Dioxides

b)

Nitrogen Oxides

c)

Particulate Matter

d)

Stratospheric Ozone

e)

Volatile Organic Compounds

5.

Which pollutants are associated with the formation of smog? Select all that apply.

a)

SOx

b)

VOC

c)

O3

d)

NOx

e)

PM

6.

What are some natural sources of NOX emissions? Select all that apply.

a)

Forest fires

b)

Lighting

c)

Gas stoves

d)

Bacterian action in soil

e)

Electricity generation (coal-fired power stations)

7.

What are the main air pollutants generated as a result of industrial agriculture?

a)

VOCs

b)

NOx

c)

O3

d)

PM

e)

SOx

8.

What is a metallic element that can produce brain damage? It used to be found in gasoline.

a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
9.

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of what air pollutant?

a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
10.
Can cause burning of the skin
a)
Lead
b)
Particle matter
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxides
11.
Can cause breathing problems, harm plants and deteriorate rubber
a)
Ground-level ozone
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxides
12.
Used to be found in gasoline
a)
Lead
b)
Particle matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
13.
The general term for air pollution that reduces visibility, especially in cities. 
a)
atmospheric transport
b)
pollution 
c)
smog
d)
wet scrubber
14.

Produced by burning fossil fuels

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Sulfur Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen Dioxide

d)

Phytochemical Oxidant

15.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
16.

One of the main causes of climate change is what?

a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
17.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
18.

Concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere

a)

15%

b)

21%

c)

78%

d)

95%

19.

What is a pollutant that forms from volcanoes (natural) and burning coal (anthropogenic)?

Anthropogenic: originating with human activity

a)

Methane (CH4)

b)

Lead (Pb)

c)

Tropospheric Ozone (O3)

d)

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

20.

Carbon monoxide is considered a...

a)

Primary Pollutant

b)

Secondary Pollutant

21.

Please select the EPA Criteria Pollutants below.

a)

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

b)

Tropospheric Ozone (O3)

c)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

d)

Lead (Pb)

e)

Methane (CH4)

22.

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

23.
What is a secondary pollutant? 
a)
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
b)
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
24.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: carbon monoxide

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

25.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitric acid

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

26.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: carbon monoxide

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

27.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitric acid

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

28.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: sulfuric acid

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

29.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: VOCs

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

30.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: particulate matter

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

31.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitrogen oxides

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

32.

Ozone is considered a pollutant in the stratosphere, but not the troposphere.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which type of air pollutant is emitted directly?

a)

Secondary air pollutants

b)

Primary air pollutants

c)

Ozone

d)

Water

34.

Which type of air pollution is formed when pollutants react with sunlight and each other?

a)

primary air pollutants

b)

secondary air pollutants

c)

VOCs

d)

hydrocarbons

35.

Which type of pollutants are chemical compounds that can cause harm to human health or damage the environment?

a)

Organic Air Pollutants

b)

Inorganic Air Pollutants

c)

Nonatmospheric Air Pollutants

d)

Hazardous Air Pollutants

36.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

37.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

38.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to solar radiation.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

39.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to the ozone trapping heat.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

40.

Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

methane

41.

What do you call the part of the atmosphere where molecules escape into space?

a)

doldrums

b)

ionosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

dead zone

42.

What protects the earth from harmful UV rays from the sun?

a)

clouds

b)

ionosphere

c)

nitrogen gases

d)

the ozone

43.
Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
44.
The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere
c)
mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere
d)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
45.
The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
46.

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors (shooting stars) burn up

a)

mesosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

47.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

48.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

49.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

50.

Satellites orbit in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

51.

Put the following sources of air pollution into groups: natural or made by humans

Categorize the following

volcanoes

forest fires

pollen

dust

factory emmissions

combustion of fossil fuels

car emmissions

mining

Natural
Anthropogenic
52.

Match the following

a)

A layer of cool air becomes trapped below a layer of warmer air

1.

Thermal Inversion

b)

The 6 pollutants originally identified by the Clean Air Act

2.

Criteria Pollutants

c)

Released directly into the atmosphere

3.

Primary Pollutant

d)

Forms as a result of a chemical reaction between a primary pollutant and something else in the atmosphere.

4.

Secondary Pollutant

e)

Rain or snowfall that has a lower than normal pH.

5.

Acid Precipitation

53.
An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 
a)
combustion chamber
b)
electrostatic precipitator
c)
scrubber
d)
catalytic converter
54.

Ground-level ozone in most major United States cities results primarily from

a)

motor-vehicle exhaust

b)

producing electric power

c)

burning coal

d)

burning fuel for cooking

55.

Which of the following best explains the cause of the trend shown in the graph for lead emissions in the United States from 1970 to 2011 ?

a)

Unleaded gasoline was first introduced in 1974, and amendments to the Clean Air Act required cars with the model year 1975 or later to use only unleaded gasoline.

b)

New air-scrubber technologies were introduced in the late 1970s that effectively removed lead in the air and converted it into water vapor.

c)

Beginning in 1975, The Clean Air Act required new cars to have catalytic converters, which effectively converted the lead found in gasoline to water vapor.

d)

By 1990, all new model cars were equipped with internal fabric filters that effectively filtered car exhaust and reduced lead emissions.

56.

Which of the following describes a potential human health effect most likely to be associated with a thermal inversion?

a)

Increase in heart attacks due to increased barometric pressure

b)

Increase in respiratory irritation due to increased levels of fine airborne particulates

c)

Increase in skin cancer due to increased ozone levels

d)

Increase in allergies due to increased household mold

57.

The three main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the United States are

a)

soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

b)

soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

c)

industry, construction, and agriculture

d)

industry, transportation, and energy production

e)

industry, transportation, and agriculture

58.

What was the first federal law that regulated air pollution?

a)

The National Environmental Policy Act

b)

The Clean Air Act

c)

The Endangered Species Act

d)

The Clean Water Act

59.

What does the Clean Air Act require from state governments, private actors, and federal agencies?

a)

To focus solely on endangered species protection

b)

To ignore air quality standards

c)

To reduce water pollution

d)

To work together to develop and enforce technology-based standards

60.

What scandal involved a company using technology to cheat environmental testing?

a)

The Chernobyl disaster

b)

The BP oil disaster

c)

The Volkswagen emissions scandal

d)

The Exxon Valdez oil spill

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