WorksheetsAir Pollution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Many of the smoggiest cities are in which state?
a)
California
b)
New York
c)
Texas
d)
Florida
2.
Slash-and-burn is done primarily
a)
for energy
b)
to clear land for agriculture
c)
to clear land for construction
d)
none of these
3.
How many pollutants does the Clean Air Act of 1970 regulate?
a)
6
b)
89
c)
189
d)
289
4.
Pollutants may collect
a)
beside mountain ranges
b)
in inversions
c)
when there is little wind
d)
all of these.
5.
Smog that forms from a reaction with sunlight is known as
a)
photographic smog
b)
photochemical smog
c)
photosynthesized smog
d)
photogenic smog
6.
Before the Industrial Revolution there was very little air pollution that wasn't natural.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
About 150 million tons of pollutants enter into the atmosphere every year.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The Clean Air Act regulates carbon dioxide.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Ozone in the lower atmosphere protects life from UV radiation.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The Clean Air Act was signed in the year (a) .
12.
The carbon-, nitrogen- and sulfur-oxides; particulates, lead and some organic compounds are (a) pollutants.
13.
Once widely used in paint, gasoline and pipes, this pollutant causes brain damage and blood poisoning: (a) .
14.
(a) enter the atmosphere from volcanic eruptions, windblown dust, industry and vehicles.
15.
Besides burning fossil fuels, burning (a) releases pollutants into the atmosphere.
16.
How does ozone pollution form?
4 lines
17.
If smoke from burning trees or dust blown in wind is natural, why is it considered a pollutant? What type of pollutant is it?
4 lines
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