Question 1

Primary pollutants are those that are

Accepted Answer

A)  released directly in dangerous forms. 
B)  produced in the greatest quantities. 
C)  the most dangerous. 
D)  the most threatening to people. 
E)  classified by the EPA as the most dangerous and abundant. 
A)  released directly in dangerous forms. 
B)  produced in the greatest quantities. 
C)  the most dangerous. 
D)  the most threatening to people. 
E)  classified by the EPA as the most dangerous and abundant. A

Question 2

Cap and trade policies have been successful in lowering the levels of carbon dioxide and CFCs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Wind currents

Accepted Answer

A)  send air pollution from one continent to the next. 
B)  keep CFCs from reaching the ozone hole. 
C)  eliminate the movement of dust particles from watershed to watershed. 
D)  circulate global carbon dioxide to regions with more vegetation for photosynthesis. 
A)  send air pollution from one continent to the next. 
B)  keep CFCs from reaching the ozone hole. 
C)  eliminate the movement of dust particles from watershed to watershed. 
D)  circulate global carbon dioxide to regions with more vegetation for photosynthesis. A

Question 4

________ is/are examples of secondary pollutants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aerosols 
B)  Volatile organic compounds 
C)  Photochemical oxidants 
D)  Combustion gases 
E)  Dust from soil erosion 
A)  Aerosols 
B)  Volatile organic compounds 
C)  Photochemical oxidants 
D)  Combustion gases 
E)  Dust from soil erosion

Question 5

___________ ozone is harmful, damaging plants and human health while ozone at the _________ level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stratospheric; troposphere 
B)  Thermospheric; mesosphere 
C)  Tropospheric; stratosphere 
D)  Mesospheric; thermosphere 
E)  Stratospheric; mesosphere 
A)  Stratospheric; troposphere 
B)  Thermospheric; mesosphere 
C)  Tropospheric; stratosphere 
D)  Mesospheric; thermosphere 
E)  Stratospheric; mesosphere

Question 6

A major source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is

Accepted Answer

A)  incomplete burning of hydrocarbons. 
B)  combustion of sulfur-containing fuel. 
C)  photochemical oxidation. 
D)  CO in the atmosphere. 
E)  CO2 in the atmosphere. 
A)  incomplete burning of hydrocarbons. 
B)  combustion of sulfur-containing fuel. 
C)  photochemical oxidation. 
D)  CO in the atmosphere. 
E)  CO2 in the atmosphere.

Question 7

The phenomenon where cool, dense air sits under a layer of lighter warmer air is known as a ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  heat sink 
B)  heat island 
C)  temperature inversion 
D)  Milankovitch cycle 
E)  thermocline 
A)  heat sink 
B)  heat island 
C)  temperature inversion 
D)  Milankovitch cycle 
E)  thermocline

Question 8

Airborne mercury has received special attention because it is a widespread and persistent neurotoxin (a substance that damages the brain and nervous system). Minute doses can cause nerve damage and other impairments, especially in young children and developing fetuses. The majority of airborne mercury is released by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Metal ore smelting 
B)  Coal-burning power plants 
C)  Waste combustion 
D)  Nuclear Power plants 
E)  Wood-burning power plants 
A)  Metal ore smelting 
B)  Coal-burning power plants 
C)  Waste combustion 
D)  Nuclear Power plants 
E)  Wood-burning power plants

Question 9

The amount of CO2 released by human activities per year is approximately ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 million tons 
B)  300 million tons 
C)  3 billion tons 
D)  30 billion tons 
E)  300 billion tons 
A)  30 million tons 
B)  300 million tons 
C)  3 billion tons 
D)  30 billion tons 
E)  300 billion tons

Question 10

The __________________ is an international treaty designed to eliminate CFCs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Montreal Accord 
B)  Kyoto Protocol 
C)  International Agreement on CFC Reduction 
D)  Montreal Protocol 
E)  Clean Air Act 
A)  Montreal Accord 
B)  Kyoto Protocol 
C)  International Agreement on CFC Reduction 
D)  Montreal Protocol 
E)  Clean Air Act

Question 11

What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  granite and basalt 
B)  wood 
C)  limestone and marble 
D)  concrete and brick 
E)  brick and bronze 
A)  granite and basalt 
B)  wood 
C)  limestone and marble 
D)  concrete and brick 
E)  brick and bronze

Question 12

The following pollutants and trace gases have the highest estimated anthropogenic fluxes to the atmosphere, except.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon Dioxide 
B)  Carbon Monoxide 
C)  Methane 
D)  Nitrogen Oxides 
E)  Suspended Particulate Matter 
A)  Carbon Dioxide 
B)  Carbon Monoxide 
C)  Methane 
D)  Nitrogen Oxides 
E)  Suspended Particulate Matter

Question 13

The structure on an automobile that removes nitrogen oxides is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  catalytic converter. 
B)  scrubber. 
C)  air filter. 
D)  electrostatic precipitator. 
A)  catalytic converter. 
B)  scrubber. 
C)  air filter. 
D)  electrostatic precipitator.

Question 14

The use of scrubbers, precipitators, and filters on power plants and other "smokestack" industries probably accounts for a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in nitrogen oxides. 
B)  decrease in sulfur oxides and solid particulate matter. 
C)  decrease in volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, solid particulate matter, and lead. 
D)  decrease in solid particulate matter and lead. 
E)  decrease in nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, solid particulate matter, and lead. 
A)  increase in nitrogen oxides. 
B)  decrease in sulfur oxides and solid particulate matter. 
C)  decrease in volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, solid particulate matter, and lead. 
D)  decrease in solid particulate matter and lead. 
E)  decrease in nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, solid particulate matter, and lead.

Question 15

The most common human health response to air pollution is

Accepted Answer

A)  inflammatory responses in sensitive tissues. 
B)  lung cancer. 
C)  blindness caused by deteriorating eye tissues. 
D)  skin cancer. 
E)  heart disease. 
A)  inflammatory responses in sensitive tissues. 
B)  lung cancer. 
C)  blindness caused by deteriorating eye tissues. 
D)  skin cancer. 
E)  heart disease.

Question 16

The "ozone hole" is a depletion currently most serious

Accepted Answer

A)  at the most populated latitudes. 
B)  over North America. 
C)  in tropical latitudes. 
D)  near the Hadley cells. 
E)  near the poles. 
A)  at the most populated latitudes. 
B)  over North America. 
C)  in tropical latitudes. 
D)  near the Hadley cells. 
E)  near the poles.

Question 17

The air pollutant least successfully removed from the air by technologies in developed nations is

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide. 
B)  sulfur oxides. 
C)  nitrogen oxides. 
D)  particulate matter. 
E)  VOCs. 
A)  carbon dioxide. 
B)  sulfur oxides. 
C)  nitrogen oxides. 
D)  particulate matter. 
E)  VOCs.

Question 18

There are serious signs that ozone depletion may lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  UV-caused skin cancers. 
B)  UV-caused blindness. 
C)  IR-caused sunburn. 
D)  UV-caused skin cancers and UV-caused blindness only. 
A)  UV-caused skin cancers. 
B)  UV-caused blindness. 
C)  IR-caused sunburn. 
D)  UV-caused skin cancers and UV-caused blindness only.

Question 19

Worldwide, air pollution control efforts are least advanced or least successful in major cities of developing countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by

Accepted Answer

A)  green plants. 
B)  burning of fossil fuels. 
C)  production of cement and clearing of forests. 
D)  burning of fossil fuels and production of cement and clearing of forests only. 
A)  green plants. 
B)  burning of fossil fuels. 
C)  production of cement and clearing of forests. 
D)  burning of fossil fuels and production of cement and clearing of forests only.

Primary pollutants are those that are

Cap and trade policies have been successful in lowering the levels of carbon dioxide and CFCs.

Wind currents

________ is/are examples of secondary pollutants.

___ ozone is harmful, damaging plants and human health while ozone at the _ level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

A major source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is

The phenomenon where cool, dense air sits under a layer of lighter warmer air is known as a ____________________.

The amount of CO₂ released by human activities per year is approximately ___________.

The __________________ is an international treaty designed to eliminate CFCs.

What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?

The following pollutants and trace gases have the highest estimated anthropogenic fluxes to the atmosphere, except.

The structure on an automobile that removes nitrogen oxides is a(n)

The use of scrubbers, precipitators, and filters on power plants and other "smokestack" industries probably accounts for a(n)

The most common human health response to air pollution is

The "ozone hole" is a depletion currently most serious

The air pollutant least successfully removed from the air by technologies in developed nations is

There are serious signs that ozone depletion may lead to

Worldwide, air pollution control efforts are least advanced or least successful in major cities of developing countries.

Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by

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Primary pollutants are those that are

Cap and trade policies have been successful in lowering the levels of carbon dioxide and CFCs.

Wind currents

________ is/are examples of secondary pollutants.

___________ ozone is harmful, damaging plants and human health while ozone at the _________ level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

A major source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is

The phenomenon where cool, dense air sits under a layer of lighter warmer air is known as a ____________________.

The amount of CO2 released by human activities per year is approximately ___________.

The __________________ is an international treaty designed to eliminate CFCs.

What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?

The following pollutants and trace gases have the highest estimated anthropogenic fluxes to the atmosphere, except.

The structure on an automobile that removes nitrogen oxides is a(n)

The use of scrubbers, precipitators, and filters on power plants and other "smokestack" industries probably accounts for a(n)

The most common human health response to air pollution is

The "ozone hole" is a depletion currently most serious

The air pollutant least successfully removed from the air by technologies in developed nations is

There are serious signs that ozone depletion may lead to

Worldwide, air pollution control efforts are least advanced or least successful in major cities of developing countries.

Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by

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___ ozone is harmful, damaging plants and human health while ozone at the _ level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

The amount of CO₂ released by human activities per year is approximately ___________.