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Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which gases combine with water to form acid rain?

a)

radon and carbon oxides

b)

ozone and carbon monoxide

c)

nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides

d)

car emissions and ozone

2.

Ozone...

a)

good for humans when near Earth's ssurface

b)

a harmful pollutant no matter where it happens

c)

found near Earth's surface all the time

d)

protects Earth when high in the atmosphere, but is a pollutant near Earth's surface

3.

Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.

a)

ozone layer

b)

air pollution

c)

smog

d)

acid deposition

4.

the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources

a)

air pollution

b)

smog

c)

acid deposition

d)

climate change

5.

What guide rates the quality of the air at a given location?

a)

Air Quality Guide

b)

Air Quality Index

c)

Air Quality Information

d)

Air Quality Bulletin

6.

What is one example of natural source pollution? 

a)

Human/Environmental Interaction

b)

Industrial Exhaust

c)

Chlorine and Ammonia

d)

Forest Fires

7.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)

Respiratory and Heart problems

b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
8.

What do greenhouse gases do?

a)

Make the sky blue

b)

Trap heat inside our atmosphere

c)

Keep out sunlight

d)

Keep plants growing

9.

We can reduce air pollution by:

a)

Car pool and walk/bike more

b)

Limit factories burning fossil fuels

c)

Use more renewable energy sources

d)

All of the above

10.

what causes air pollution?

a)

Cars

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Wildfires

d)

All of the above

11.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
12.

Acid rain will cause our concrete and limestone building more fragile

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Source: Combustion of fossil fuels that contain sulfur, including coal, oil, gasoline

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

14.

Can harm stomates and other plant tissues

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

15.

Converts to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere which is harmful to aquatic life and some vertebrates

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

16.

Respiratory irritant (can exacerbate asthma, cardiovascular disease, and other respiratory ailments; can increase susceptibility to respiratory infections; can affect lung function) - SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

17.

Sources: Malfunctioning exhaust systems and poorly ventilated cooking fires that cause incomplete combustion

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

18.

An ozone precursor, leads to the formation of photochemical smog

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

19.

Converts to nitric acid in the atmosphere, which is harmful to aquatic life and some vegetation

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

20.

Contributes to over-fertilizing terrestrial and aquatic systems

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

21.

Considered an asphyxiant because it bonds to hemoglobin, thereby interfering with oxygen transport in the bloodstream

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

22.

Can cause headaches at low concentrations or death with prolonged exposure at high concentrations

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

23.

Reduces visibility and contributes to haze and smog

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

24.

Sources: Combustion of fossil fuels and biomass as well as agriculture, road construction, and other activities that mobilize soil, soot, and dust

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

25.

A secondary pollutant formed by the combination of sunlight, water, oxygen, VOCs, and NOx

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

26.

A degrading agent to plant surfaces, rubber, and plastics

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

27.

Solid or liquid particles suspended in air

a)

particulate matter

b)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

c)

carbon monoxide (CO)

d)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

e)

ozone (O3)

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