This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Air Pollution – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Air Pollution Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels? A) Alternate energy increases the amount of sulfur dioxide ejected into the atmosphere. B) Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxided ejected into the atmosphere. C) Alternate energy does not produce radioactive waste. D) Alternate energy is more efficient than fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxided ejected into the atmosphere. 2. Which of the following is happening as a result of climate change? A) Rising sea levels. B) More extreme weather. C) Growing ice caps and glaciers. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 3. How are secondary pollutions formed A) Snow. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Primary pollutants. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary pollutants. 4. Long-term health effects of air pollution include ..... A) Coughing and throat irritation. B) Emphysema and heart disease. C) Chest tightness and headaches. D) Nausea and eye irritation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphysema and heart disease. 5. Are strawberries acidic A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 6. Which of the following objects is not a source of human-caused air pollution A) Oil refineries. B) Fuel-burning vehicles. C) Industrial and electric power plants that burn fossil fuels. D) Electric power plants using hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electric power plants using hydroelectric energy. 7. Which is a problem people might have because they live in a place with a lot of air pollution. A) Pink eye. B) Coughing and hard breathing. C) The flu. D) No problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coughing and hard breathing. 8. How does acid precipitation affect humans? A) It can burn our skin. B) It increases the alkalinity of our water supply. C) It causes toxic metals to get into crops, water, and fish. D) It can cause us to go into acid shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It causes toxic metals to get into crops, water, and fish. 9. What pollutant forms when automobile emissions react with oxygen gas and UV rays? A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Ozone. C) Radon. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone. 10. Thermal inversions A) Increase the rate of smog formation. B) Trap high concentrations of pollution at ground level. C) Are caused by high levels of precipitation. D) Reduce the negative effects of VOCs. E) Result in increased levels of acid deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trap high concentrations of pollution at ground level. 11. London, following the smog of 1952, began investing heavily in infrastructure that would allow residents to begin using natural gas (methane) instead of coal. This is called ..... A) Electrostatic precipitation. B) Limestone injection. C) Particulate removal. D) Fuel Switching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fuel Switching. 12. Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain A) Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone. B) Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide. C) Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone. D) Particulate matter & lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide. 13. Most of the world's freshwater is found here? A) Lakes. B) Rivers. C) Glaciers. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glaciers. 14. What type of people have the most trouble with living with air pollution? A) Elderly (old) people. B) Teenagers. C) Hipsters. D) Healthy people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elderly (old) people. 15. What do you can when the air inside your house is dirty? A) Indoor Air Dirt. B) Inside Air Pollution. C) Indoor Air Pollution. D) Inside Air Dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indoor Air Pollution. 16. Which of the following gases are called Greenhouse gases? A) Methane. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and c. 17. Which of the following will have the least impact on global sea level rise? A) Arctic sea ice melting. B) Antarctic land ice melting. C) Greenland ice sheet melting. D) Thermal expansion of the oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arctic sea ice melting. 18. Which is the least vulnerable to Temperature Inversion A) Towns and Cities surrounded by mountains. B) Towns and Cities surrounded by mountains and the sea. C) Towns and Cities inside canyons. D) Towns and Cities on cliffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Towns and Cities on cliffs. 19. Ozone depletion occurs because of these chemicals. A) Carbon monoxide. B) Sulfur dioxide. C) Chlorofluorocarbons. D) Nitrogen gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorofluorocarbons. 20. Type of smog that is formed when primary pollutants chemically react with the sun A) Photochemical Smog. B) Haze. C) Smog. D) VOC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photochemical Smog. 21. Which indoor air pollutant would be produced from burning wood? A) Formaldehyde. B) VOCs. C) Particulates. D) Asbestos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Particulates. 22. What factor contributed the most to air pollution in Mexico City? A) City's flat terrain. B) City's distance from the coast. C) City's high elevation. D) City's lack of precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) City's high elevation. 23. What two air pollutants that most often produce acid rain? A) Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides. B) Carbon Dioxide and Ozone. C) Particulate Matter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides. 24. Why is the concentration of carbon dioxide increasing in the atmosphere? A) More people breathing. B) Old refrigerators and air conditioners. C) The burning of fossil fuels. D) Increased photosynthesis by plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The burning of fossil fuels. 25. Gasoline is mostly made of octane, a chemical compound derived from a fossil fuel. When exposed to the air, it evaporates easily. It is an example of ..... A) Acid precipitation. B) An ozone degradation compound. C) A volatile organic compound. D) Particulate matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A volatile organic compound. 26. This odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas is produced during cellular respiration and the combustion of fossil fuels. A) Sulfur Oxides. B) Carbon Oxides. C) Nitrogen Oxides. D) VOC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Oxides. 27. Indoor air pollution is caused by ..... A) Chemicals we bring into our homes and use. B) Outdoor air pollution entering the home. C) Fumes from cooking and baking. D) Smog and acid precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemicals we bring into our homes and use. 28. Water pollution includes A) Organisms in water that cause disease. B) Water that is too cold. C) High amounts of dissolved oxygen. D) All of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organisms in water that cause disease. 29. ....., passed in 1970 and strengthened in 1990, gives the EPA the authority to regulate vehicle emissions in the United States. A) Clean Water Act. B) Clean Air Act. C) Safe Drinking Water Act. D) Paris Climate Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean Air Act. 30. Which of the following is likely to minimize soil erosion? A) No till agriculture. B) Herbicide use. C) High Yield crops. D) Deforestation. 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