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APES 7.3-7.5

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bottom image represents a _____________.

a)

rain shadow effect

b)

thermal inversion

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

ozone layer

2.

What effect do temperature inversions have?

a)

traps heat and raises the temperature beneath it

b)

traps cold air and lowers the temperature beneath it

c)

traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it

d)

traps the ozone layer

3.

What is the main source of smog for Los Angeles?

a)

car emissions

b)

factory emissions

4.

What is the source of nitrogen oxides?

a)

Animal and plant processes

b)

Volcanic eruptions and fires

c)

Solvents, glues and paint

d)

Incomplete combustion of gas or diesel fuels in vehicles.

5.

SECONDARY pollutants can result from the reaction of VOC's and nitrogen oxides with ____

a)

warm temperatures

b)

cold temperatures

c)

CO2

d)

sunlight

6.

Which of the following is the basis of industrial fog?

a)

burning coal

b)

vehicle emissions

7.

Which of the following is the basis of photochemical smog?

a)

burning coal

b)

vehicle emissions

8.

What are some natural sources of NOX emissions? (list all that apply

a)

Forest fires

b)

Lighting

c)

Gas stoves

d)

Bacterian action in soil

e)

Electricity generation (coal-fired power stations)

9.
An example of several minerals that are formed in long, thin fibers
a)
Smog
b)
Asbestos
c)
Radon
d)
VOCs
10.
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.
11.
Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily.
a)
Sulfur Oxides
b)
Nitrogen Oxides
c)
VOC's
d)
Mercury
12.
VOC used in the manufacturing of furniture and building materials
a)
Formaldehyde
b)
Kerosene
c)
Carbon Monoxide
d)
Radon
13.
Carbon monoxide
a)
increases lung cancer rates
b)
leads to the formation of photochemical smog
c)
is most problematic in rural areas
d)
is produced by incomplete combustion