This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Air Pollution – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Air Pollution Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pollution hanging over urban areas( large cities) that causes reduced visibility is called A) Light pollution. B) Smog. C) Air pollution. D) Temperature inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smog. 2. What are lichens? A) Fungi and alga/cyanobacteria living in a symbiotic relationship. B) Indicator Species for air pollution. C) Will not grow in areas with high sulfur dioxide content. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Which of the following are examples of a secondary pollutant? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Acid rain and Ozone. C) Nitrogen Oxides. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid rain and Ozone. 4. Two-thirds of the sulfur dioxide that pollutes the air is produced by A) Automobile exhaust. B) Industrial boilers. C) Catalytic converters. D) Electric power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electric power plants. 5. A reddish-brown gas that causes the sharp, sweet smell of car exhaust A) Carbon monoxide. B) Sulfur dioxide. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Nitrogen oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen oxide. 6. The effects of acid deposition include A) Decreased human health in impacted areas. B) Increased pH of lake water. C) Increased cancer rates in aquatic organisms. D) Decreased aquatic biodiversity. E) Decreased mobilization of metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decreased aquatic biodiversity. 7. Ozone is made up of ..... oxygen atoms. A) 1. B) 2. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 8. Which of the following gases is NOT a greenhouse gas? A) Nitrogen. B) Water vapor. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 9. What are the worst causes of air pollution A) Volcanos. B) House. C) Gasoline. D) Factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Factories. 10. Air pollution action days are declared when the levels of air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act are dangerously high. These days tend to be declared during warm, sunny, windless days where the conditions for the formation of what pollutant is ideal? A) Particulates. B) Sulfur dioxide. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Ground level ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground level ozone. 11. Which is NOT used to prevent the emission of particulate matter? A) Fabric filters. B) Scrubbers. C) Electrostatic preciptators. D) Gravitational settling. E) Catalytic convertors. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Catalytic convertors. 12. The symbol for "lead" A) O3. B) NOx. C) Pb. D) CO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pb. 13. Which of the following is NOT an air pollutant? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Oxides of nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 14. What is the greenhouse effect? A) The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation. B) The cooling of Earth due to air pollution. C) The heating of a solid, such as a rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation. 15. What causes acid rain? A) CFCs. B) Pesticide use. C) High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution. D) Fertilizer use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution. 16. What types of pollutants can industrial power plants make? A) Bad stuff. B) Oxygen. C) Good stuff. D) Sulfur oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sulfur oxides. 17. Where are 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities? A) India. B) China. C) USA. D) Brasil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 18. Which of the following is often used to remove poisonous gases from emissions before they are released into the atmosphere by vehicles? A) Electrostatic precipitators. B) Scrubbers. C) Crushed limestone. D) Catalytic converters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catalytic converters. 19. When is the Antarctic ozone hole largest? A) Early spring. B) Late summer. C) Mid-summer. D) Late fall. E) Early winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early spring. 20. Which of the following is a secondary pollutant? A) Smog formed in the presence of sunlight. B) VOCs released by a dry cleaner. C) Hydrocarbon emissions in car exhaust. D) Sulfur dioxide created when electrical power is generated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smog formed in the presence of sunlight. 21. Recent increases in acid deposition in the western United States are due to A) Increased emissions in Europe. B) Increased emissions in the United States. C) Decreased precipitation due to climate change. D) Increased precipitation due to climate change. E) Increased emissions in China. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Increased emissions in China. 22. Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs A) Cars, factories, and cardboard. B) Spray cans, cardboard, insulation. C) Spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard. D) Spray cans, refrigerant, insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spray cans, refrigerant, insulation. 23. Levels of this pollutant have fallen dramatically since the formulation of gasoline was changed in the 1970s and 1980s A) Ground-level Ozone. B) Lead. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Particulates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lead. 24. What is the most likely explanation for why the city in the question above has such a problem with acid precipitation? A) Unusually heavy automobile traffic during the day. B) Unleaded gasoline is still in use. C) There is a large natural gas power plant nearby. D) High amounts of coal burning due to power plants or zinc and steel smelting plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High amounts of coal burning due to power plants or zinc and steel smelting plants. 25. The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Argon. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 26. Which device gives particulates a negative charge and captures them with a positively charged cylinder? A) ZEVs. B) Scrubber. C) Catalytic converter. D) Electrostatic precipitator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrostatic precipitator. 27. What unit is used to measure sounds? A) Grams. B) Watts. C) Ounces. D) Decibels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decibels. 28. A common air pollutant that is very dangerous because you cannot see it or smell it A) Sulfur Monoxide. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen Oxide. D) Carbon Monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon Monoxide. 29. How has population growth contributed to smog in Mexico City? A) Caused an increase in the amount of land cleared for farms. B) Increased the number of cars in the city. C) Increased the strain of drinking water. D) Increased mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased the number of cars in the city. 30. Excess light that can affect views in cities A) Smog. B) Air pollution. C) Light pollution. D) Noise pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light pollution. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesAir Pollution Quiz 1Air Pollution Quiz 2Air Pollution Quiz 3Air Pollution Quiz 4Air Pollution Quiz 5Air Pollution Quiz 6Air Pollution Quiz 7Air Pollution Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books