WorksheetsAPES Final Review (Spring)
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 39mins
Primary and secondary pollutants are types of ________ pollution
water
land
air
noise
What is a primary pollutant?
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
What is a secondary pollutant?
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
Carbon monoxide is a type of ___________ pollutant.
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
Ozone is a type of ___________ pollutant.
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
The general term for air pollution that reduces visibility, especially in cities.
atmospheric transport
pollution
smog
wet scrubber
Produced by burning fossil fuels
Carbon Dioxide
Sulfur Dioxide
Nitrogen Dioxide
Phytochemical Oxidant
The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.
true
false
What is the name of the international agreement committing parties to phasing out ozone depleting substances and phasing out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?
Vienna Protocol
Paris Agreement
Montreal Protocol
Antarctic Convention
The ozone layer protects us from
Increased atmospheric heat
CFCs
UV rays
Decreased atmospheric heat
Though CFC production has been curtailed, the threat to upper atmospheric ozone continues because CFCs
become harmless quickly.
destroy ozone for only a short time.
persist but stop destroying ozone.
persist and continue to destroy ozone for decades.
What are the effects of ozone layer depletion ?
Skin cancer
Heart problems
Lung cancer
Kidney cancer
Which pollutants are associated with the formation of photochemical smog (list all that apply)?
SOx
VOCs
O3
NOx
PM
Smog or ground ozone forms in the troposphere. Which pollutants are most responsible for photochemical smog or ground ozone?
sulfur and particulate matter
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
none of these answers are correct
What effect do temperature inversions have?
traps heat and raises the temperature beneath it
traps cold air and lowers the temperature beneath it
traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it
traps the ozone layer
What is the main source of smog for Los Angeles?
car emissions
factory emissions
SECONDARY pollutants can result from the reaction of VOC's and nitrogen oxides with ____
warm temperatures
cold temperatures
CO2
sunlight
Which of the following is the basis of photochemical smog?
burning coal
vehicle emissions
What is asbestos?
Dangerous bacteria found in old basements
A glue that itches like crazy in contact with skin
A mineral that causes lung cancer if breathed in
A deadly virus found in old houses
This smog occurs when sunlight reacts with certain pollutants in the atmosphere.
Temperature Smog
Industrial Smog
Photochemical Smog
Acid Deposition
Which of the following is true of acid deposition?
It kills fish by precipitating copper that causes lung mucus buildup
It is a benefit to plants by leaching soil nutrients
It increases the pH of aquatic ecosystems
It damages statues, buildings, and car finishes
What do scrubbers do to control air pollution?
They increase the efficiency of electricity generation
They remove gases and particulates from exhaust
They use electric charge to remove pollutants
They convert pollutants to something less harmful
ground-level ozone
secondary pollutant
scrubber
pollution control
radon gas
indoor air pollution
nitrogen oxides
primary pollutant
decreased pH in rain
acid precipitation
What is not a consequence
of acid precipitation?
an increase in the pH of
soil and water
the death of aquatic
plants and animals
the destruction of cal-
cium carbonate in build-
ing materials
a change in the balance of
soil chemistry
Uranium-bearing rocks
underneath a house can be a
source of
ozone.
asbestos.
radon.
formaldehyde.
Acid precipitation is formed
when
sulfur oxides or nitrogen
oxides combine with
water.
sulfur oxides combine
with nitrogen oxides.
ozone combines with
automobile exhaust.
nitric or sulfuric acids
combine with ozone.
Which of the gases below is NOT a greenhouse gas?
water vapor
methane
carbon dioxide
oxygen
As more carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, the temperatures on Earth...
increase
decrease
stay the same
change
Plates that diverge or move apart from each other
divergent
transform
convergent
lithosphere
What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture
convergent
divergent
transform
faults
Plates boundary where plates slide or move past each other
divergent
continental drift
transform
convergent
What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?
folded mountains
transform
convergent
divergent
Breaking up the nucleus of an atom is called _________?
Fusion
Nuclear Reaction
Fission
Particle Accelerator
_________ is how we describe any process where the nucleus emits particles or energy.
Fission
Nuclear Reaction
Fusion
Particle Accelerator
Nuclear power plant uses ____ for fuel.
steel
coal
uranium
hydrogen
This is an example of
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
No reaction
Advantage of hybrid car
Less fuel consumption
Affordable
Environment friendly
Emit higher toxic emissions
Which of the following 2 use PASSIVE solar energy?
south-facing room with windows
solar oven
solar panels
photovoltaic cells
Petroleum as it comes naturally from the ground, before refining is called....
crude
kerosene
diesel
gusher
Name 2 disadvantages of solar panels?
Weather Dependent,
Still haves some pollution
Renewable Energy source,
Solar energy storage is expensive
Diverse Applications,
Cost
Low maintenance cost,
Takes up a lot of space
Why is solar energy considered a renewable energy source?
You can get money back from the government if you put solar panels on your house.
Solar energy is cheaper than fossil fuels.
The sun's energy will not run out for billions of years.
Solar energy can be used to recharge batteries.
Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into
Heat
Motion
Light
Electricity
Which of the following cities would most likely make use of concentrating solar power plants?
London, UK
Seattle, Washington
New York, New York
Phoenix, Arizona
What happens to 1/4 of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
It is released into space.
It gets absorbed by the ocean.
Thermal pollution has a harmful effect on aquatic environments because
water has been circulated around power-plant generators
it increases the number of disease-causing organisms in aquatic environments
it reduces the amount of dissolved oxygen in aquatic environments
it decreases the nutrient levels in aquatic environments
When human activities increase water temperature and have a harmful effect on the water it is called...
Biomagnification
Wastewater
Artificial eutrophication
Thermal pollution
The Clean Water Act is a _______________ law in the United States that regulates water pollution.
Local
State
Federal
Interstellar
What is the original cause of eutrophication?
Too many predators
Too many herbivores
Excess fertilizer
Too much oxygen
What happens in Eutrophication?
A massive die-off of organisms due to low oxygen.
An net increase in oxygen.
A changing of a land biome from fertilizer.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be found
On the leaves of legume plants
In the fruits of most plants
In the roots of legume plants
In the stems of legume plants
Which soil particle is the SMALLEST?
sand
silt
clay
they are all the same size
In a hydrogen fuel cell used to power a car, where does the oxygen come from?
The air
A catalyst
The fuel
Why are fuel cell vehicles better than conventional.
It has no tail pipe emissions.
It uses hydrogen not fossil fuels for the fuel.
All of the above.
can go twice as far as a conventional vehicle on 1 gallon.
