Air Pollution Quiz 10 (25 MCQs)

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1. Levels of this pollutant have fallen dramatically since the formulation of gasoline was changed in the 1970s and 1980s

2. What is the most likely explanation for why the city in the question above has such a problem with acid precipitation?

3. Which device gives particulates a negative charge and captures them with a positively charged cylinder?

4. What unit is used to measure sounds?

5. A common air pollutant that is very dangerous because you cannot see it or smell it

6. How has population growth contributed to smog in Mexico City?

7. The pattern of air during thermal inversion is

8. The Kyoto treaty would require the United States to

9. Following the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, the levels of most air pollutants _____

10. A(n) _____ is an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area.

11. The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere; that layer in which most meteoroids burn up.

12. What can you infer from the fact that smog mainly affects cities?

13. Air pollution can be traced back to _____

14. CFC's once used in many household products is a reason to the creation of a(n) _____

15. Which of the following pollutants are responsible for the cause of SMOG?

16. How does ozone in the stratosphere help humans?

17. Ozone, when present in the stratosphere, is beneficial to living organisms because it filters out some of the _____ light given off by the sun.

18. An example of a Natural Source of air pollution can be defined as:

19. Increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere cause an increase in:

20. Which of the following methods is NOT a good way to prevent indoor air pollution?

21. What destroys ozone particles

22. _____ is the largest contributor to air pollution in the world.

23. How many ozone atoms can a single chlorine atom break down?

24. Which size of particulate matter causes the greatest health concerns?

25. Most air pollution is produced by: