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- 1. Multiple Choice
Ground level ozone (also known as tropospheric ozone) is ______________________.
a significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog
also found in the exosphere
found only in rural areas
a significant source of air pollution and contributes to the increase in the hole in the ozone layer.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Ozone is made up of __________________ oxygen atoms.
3
2
1
5
- 3. Multiple Choice
The atmospheric layer that humans live in is known as the _____________________.
troposphere.
stratosphere.
exosphere.
thermosphere.
- 4. Multiple Choice
"Criteria Air Pollutants" were established by the _________________________________.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Department of the Interior (DI)
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
United Nations (UN)
- 5. Multiple Choice
Nitrous oxides enter the atmosphere from _____________________.
fossil fuels
meteorites
ozone depletion
CFC's
- 6. Multiple Choice
Chlorofluorocarbons is represented by the abbreviation _________________.
CFC
ChFC
Chl
hydrocarbons
- 7. Multiple Choice
Bad or Hazardous ozone is found in the _______________________________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
- 8. Multiple Choice
The most common source of carbon monoxide comes from _____________________________.
vehicles
swamp gases
industrial sources
none of these
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an adverse health effect from air pollution?
allergic reactions
bronchial inflammation
eye and lung irritants
All of these are correct
- 10. Multiple ChoiceOver the past 30 years, air quality in the United States has generally _______________improveddeclined
- 11. Multiple ChoiceOne cause of ________________ is the burning of coal that contains a lot of sulfur.acid rainsoot
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHarmful substances in air, water, or soil are called ________________.pollutantsparticles
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of air pollution comes from __________________.burning fossil fuelsparticulate matter
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