This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Air Pollution – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Air Pollution Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are causes of pollution? A) Car and vehicle emission. B) Acid rain. C) Smog. D) Animals and plants dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Car and vehicle emission. 2. Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas? A) Vehicles, volcanoes. B) Vehicles, industries. C) Industries, agriculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehicles, industries. 3. The Grasshopper Effect refers to A) Air pollution traveling to the equator. B) Air pollution traveling to the poles. C) Ants collecting lots of extra food to avoid being squashed. D) Air pollution staying in the area is is emitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution traveling to the poles. 4. Which air pollutant has a rotten egg smell? A) Ozone (O$_{3}$). B) Nitrogen Oxides. C) Sulfur Oxides. D) Carbon Dioxide(CO$_{2}$). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulfur Oxides. 5. The thin layer at Earth's surface where life exists is called the A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 6. Lead emissions since the early 1980s have A) Remained about the same. B) Decreased due to lead free gasoline. C) Increased because developing countries generally do not use lead free gasoline and are using automobiles at higher rates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreased due to lead free gasoline. 7. Two major factors involved in the conversion of primary pollutants into secondary pollutants are A) Sulfates and sunlight. B) Sunlight and water. C) Water and volatile organics. D) Sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight and water. 8. Water Vapor, methane, CO2, and CH are all examples of? A) Primary Pollutants. B) Indoor Air Pollutants. C) Greenhouse gases. D) Air Pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse gases. 9. What are the two main factors determining climate? A) Average temperature and amount of cloud cover. B) Proximity to a body of water and average temperature. C) The jet stream and average amount of precipitation. D) Average temperature and average precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Average temperature and average precipitation. 10. The only secondary pollutant directly addressed in the 1972 Clean Air Act A) Particulates. B) Lead. C) Ground-level Ozone. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ground-level Ozone. 11. Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily. A) Mercury. B) Nitrogen Oxides. C) Sulfur Oxides. D) VOC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) VOC's. 12. What is a primary pollutant? A) Pollutants that enter directly into our atmosphere as a result of human activity. B) Pollutants that form when they reactant with a naturally occurring or artificial substance and undergo a chemical reactions. C) Pollutants that are newly discovered an primarily affect human health. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollutants that enter directly into our atmosphere as a result of human activity. 13. The Clean Air Act A) Is not produced by the EPA. B) Controls natural sources of air pollution. C) Controls only secondary pollutants. D) Establishes standards to control pollutants that are harmful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Establishes standards to control pollutants that are harmful. 14. The two secondary pollutants associated with photochemical smog that cause both eye irritation and potential lung damage are: A) Ozone. B) Nitrous oxide. C) PANs. D) Ozone and PANs. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ozone and PANs. 15. Which of the following is NOT a source of water pollution? A) Usage of plastic straws. B) Sewage. C) Oil spills. D) Discharge of untreated industrial waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Usage of plastic straws. 16. Which of these situations is commonly caused by acid rain? A) People being poisoned by drinking water. B) Fish and birds in freshwater habitats dying off. C) People receiving acid burns on their skin. D) Whales and dolphins dying off in the oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish and birds in freshwater habitats dying off. 17. The greenhouse effect A) Is a result of greenhouse gases in the stratosphere. B) Is natural but harmful to natural systems. C) Is the trapping of heat under the atmosphere. D) Is not at all enhanced by increased concentrations of atmospheric gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the trapping of heat under the atmosphere. 18. Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called A) Global warming. B) Photosynthesis. C) Smog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 19. Which of the following pH measurements of rainwater would indicate acid precipitation/rain? A) PH 6.0. B) PH 7.3. C) PH 4.1. D) PH 9.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PH 4.1. 20. Which of the following is an effect of air pollution? A) Plant trees. B) Lung diseases. C) Burning fossil fuels. D) Greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lung diseases. 21. Soil with the highest water-holding capacity. A) Clay. B) Humus. C) Loam. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay. 22. Which of the following is not an example of natural air pollution? A) Pollen. B) Volcanic Ash. C) Dust. D) Car Emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Car Emissions. 23. Used on factory stacks to remove gases and particulate. A) Scrubbers. B) Filter Strips. C) Filters. D) Emission reducers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scrubbers. 24. Solutions to preventing air pollution A) Reduce energy. B) Don't use fireplaces. C) Avoid burning leaves, trash, and other materials. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. As a lake becomes more acidic, fish are harmed not only by the acidity but also by substances that leach out of the soil into the water. Which of these toxic substances is leached when conditions are acidic? A) Copper. B) Aluminum. C) Calcium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aluminum. 26. A large percentage of emissions resulting in air pollution today comes from ..... A) Farm animals. B) Factories. C) Ozone depletion. D) Motor vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor vehicles. 27. What does the ozone layer protect us from A) Heat. B) Metiors. C) The atomosphere. D) UV rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UV rays. 28. Which ones are consider primary air pollutants? A) Nitrogen oxides. B) Sulfur dioxides. C) Carbon monoxide. D) All are correct!!!!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct!!!!. 29. When Sumesh blew air in to a balloon it expanded. This shows that: A) Air has no weight. B) Air fill up space. C) Air has no mass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air fill up space. 30. ..... is created when chemicals in polluted air react with water vapor to form harmful compounds which can damage plants, waterways, metals and stone. A) Toxic sludge. B) Acid rain. C) Radon. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid rain. ← 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