This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Air Pollution – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Air Pollution Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The pattern of air during thermal inversion is A) Warm-cold-warm. B) Cold-warm-cold. C) There is no pattern, it is only cold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold-warm-cold. 2. The Kyoto treaty would require the United States to A) Conduct emissions trading. B) Cut CO$_{2}$ emissions to pre-1990 levels. C) Assist developing countries through technology transfer. D) Dismantle its fossil fuel-based transportation system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut CO$_{2}$ emissions to pre-1990 levels. 3. Following the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, the levels of most air pollutants ..... A) Stabilized or decreased. B) Increased slightly. C) Increased significantly. D) Didn't change at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stabilized or decreased. 4. Where most freshwater is stored is in ..... A) Glaciers. B) Groundwater. C) PH. D) Sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glaciers. 5. A(n) ..... is an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area. A) Heat Island. B) Rural Area. C) Urban Area. D) Infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat Island. 6. The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere; that layer in which most meteoroids burn up. A) Stratosphere. B) Barometer. C) Mesosphere. D) Ozone Layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 7. What can you infer from the fact that smog mainly affects cities? A) People foolishly built cities in areas with heavy smog. B) Air pollution never affects rural areas. C) People in cities drive more often than people in rural areas. D) Air pollution is most serious in areas with many homes, factories, and offices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pollution is most serious in areas with many homes, factories, and offices. 8. Air pollution can be traced back to ..... A) The release of particulate matter into the atmosphere. B) Thermal inversions. C) The burning of fossil fuels. D) The use of electrostatic precipitators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The burning of fossil fuels. 9. Soil with the largest pores A) Clay. B) Humus. C) Sand. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 10. CFC's once used in many household products is a reason to the creation of a(n) ..... A) Hole in the ozone layer. B) Temperature inversion. C) Acid rain. D) Smog cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hole in the ozone layer. 11. Which of the following pollutants are responsible for the cause of SMOG? A) From incinerators. B) Emissions from vehicles. C) Both incinerators and emissions from vehicles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both incinerators and emissions from vehicles. 12. How does ozone in the stratosphere help humans? A) It blocks infrared radiation. B) It blocks gamma radiation. C) It blocks ultraviolet radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It blocks ultraviolet radiation. 13. What is one possible effect on people's health due to climate change? A) More animals might have diseases like rabies. B) People would become shorter. C) Fewer hospitals would be built. D) Diseases might spread to new areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diseases might spread to new areas. 14. Ozone, when present in the stratosphere, is beneficial to living organisms because it filters out some of the ..... light given off by the sun. A) Visible. B) Infrared. C) Ultraviolet. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultraviolet. 15. An example of a Natural Source of air pollution can be defined as: A) Industrial Smokestacks and Volcanoes. B) Wildfires and Car Emissions. C) Volcanoes and Wildfires. D) Coal-Burning Power Plants and Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanoes and Wildfires. 16. Increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere cause an increase in: A) ENSO. B) The ozone hole. C) The greenhouse effect. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. An example of several minerals that are formed in long, thin fibers A) Asbestos. B) Radon. C) Smog. D) VOCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asbestos. 18. Which of the following methods is NOT a good way to prevent indoor air pollution? A) Maintain adequate ventilation. B) Maintain healthy levels of bacteria in air vents. C) Stoves/heaters properly vented & in good working order. D) Store household cleaning products properly, use as intended. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintain healthy levels of bacteria in air vents. 19. One benefit of using nuclear power is ..... A) Using nuclear power is extremely cheap. B) Using nuclear power does not produce any waste. C) Uranium is a renewable resource. D) Using nuclear energy does not release greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using nuclear energy does not release greenhouse gases. 20. What destroys ozone particles A) Acid rain. B) Smog. C) CFCs. D) Fluorochlourocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CFCs. 21. For measuring how acidic or basic something is, the ..... scale is used A) PH. B) Acid/base. C) Litmus. D) Richter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PH. 22. Individuals can reduce air pollution by ..... A) Using less electricity. B) Using motor vehicles less often. C) Buying local goods. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 23. ..... is the largest contributor to air pollution in the world. A) Motor vehicles. B) Open burning. C) Fumes from factories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor vehicles. 24. How many ozone atoms can a single chlorine atom break down? A) 100, 000. B) 50, 000. C) 10, 000. D) 5, 000. E) 500, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100, 000. 25. Water is a what type of resource? A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Continuous resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 26. Which size of particulate matter causes the greatest health concerns? A) PM$_{10}$. B) PM$_{100}$. C) PM$_{15}$. D) PM$_{30}$. E) PM$_{2.5}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) PM$_{2.5}$. 27. Most air pollution is produced by: A) Fuel burning. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Ozone layer depletion. D) Thermal inversions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fuel burning. 28. What are the two main problems with water? A) Overuse and pollution. B) Frozen and too salty to drink. C) Too many fish and pollution. D) Color and taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overuse and pollution. 29. How nature neutralizes Acid Rain A) Limestone and other minerals in bed rock. B) Adding more base. C) It cannot neutralize it. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone and other minerals in bed rock. 30. How do CFCs affect ozone production? A) Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone. B) Infrared radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone. C) UV radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone. D) UV radiation frees a fluorine atom, which breaks down ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UV radiation frees a chlorine atom, which breaks down ozone. ← 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