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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Vapor recovery systems are used to…
Remove lead from gasoline
Capture gasoline vapors during fueling
Clean car exhaust
Reduce ozone depletion
Photochemical smog mainly forms when sunlight reacts with…
Ozone and dust
Water vapor and sulfur
Nitrogen oxides + hydrocarbons
Carbon dioxide only
A thermal inversion happens when…
Cold air rises above warm air
Warm air traps cooler air near the ground
Oxygen levels drop at night
Rainfall washes out pollutants
A scrubber in a smokestack removes…
Radiation
Particulates and gases like sulfur dioxide
Nitrogen from the air
Ozone
Electrostatic precipitators remove pollutants by…
Using plants
Using microorganisms
Using electrical charges to attract particles
Using heat to melt pollutants
Industrial smog is usually caused by burning…
Natural gas
Coal
Wood only
Nuclear energy
A primary air pollutant is one that…
Forms from reactions in the atmosphere
Is released directly into the air
Is removed by rain
Only comes from vehicles
A secondary air pollutant forms when…
Plants decay
Pollutants react in the atmosphere
The ground absorbs gases
Wind moves particles
Particulate matter includes…
Only gases
Tiny solid and liquid particles
Only dust from deserts
Only ash from volcanoes
A stationary pollution source is…
A truck
A factory smokestack
An airplane
A boat
A mobile pollution source is…
A power plant
A refinery
A vehicle
A dam
Air pollution is defined as…
Any harmful substance in the atmosphere
Polluted drinking water
Soil erosion
Climate change events
Carbon oxides include…
NO and NO₂
SO₂ and SO₃
CO and CO₂
O₃ and O₂
Hydrocarbons are made of…
Hydrogen + carbon
Oxygen + nitrogen
Carbon + sulfur
Hydrogen + chlorine
Lead pollution primarily comes from…
Oceans
Old paints, pipes, and gasoline
Trees
Wind erosion
Nitrogen oxides commonly come from…
Vehicle engines & lightning
Ocean waves
Plant growth
Melting ice
Sulfur oxides mostly come from…
Burning coal and oil
Cars only
Water evaporation
Farming equipment
Ground-level ozone is…
Good for us
A secondary pollutant in smog
Made only by volcanoes
Part of the ozone layer
Artificial eutrophication happens because of…
Natural sediment deposits
Fertilizer and sewage runoff
Ocean currents
Acid rain
Natural eutrophication occurs…
Quickly from human activity
Slowly as nutrients build over time
After storms
Only in oceans
Eutrophic bodies of water have…
Low nutrients
High nutrients, algae growth, low oxygen
No plant life
Frozen surfaces year-round
Oligotrophic bodies of water are…
Cloudy and nutrient-rich
Clear with low nutrients and high oxygen
Filled with algae
Polluted by sewage
The Safe Drinking Water Act regulates…
Ocean pollution
Public drinking water systems
Sewage plant construction
Irrigation canals
The Clean Water Act focuses on…
Bottled water
Air emissions
Protecting rivers, lakes, and streams
Landfills
Bioremediation and phytoremediation both involve…
Burning waste
Using living organisms to clean pollution
Using chemical disinfectants
Storing waste underground
