Air Pollution - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen. Can cause faintness, death.

Nitrogen oxides

Ground-level ozone

Carbon monoxide

Sulfur dioxide

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.

Carbon dioxide

Sulfur dioxide

Carbon monoxide

Greenhouse gas

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Source of carbon monoxide

Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

Combustion of fossil fuels

Decomposition of plant and animal matters

Photochemical reaction of CO₂

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles.

combustion chamber

electrostatic precipitator

scrubber

catalytic converter

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the major cause for air pollution?

deforestation

oil spills

transportation

cigarretes

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?

nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)

Low pH and Acid

Lemon Juice and Battery Acid

Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?

Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)

Use Less Energy

Stop Burning Fossil Fuels

All of the Answers are Correct

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

Respiratory problems

Reduced food sources for humans

Increased disease for humans

Decrease in global temperatures

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What causes acid rain?

High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

Fertilizer use

Pesticide use

CFCs

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Acid rain can damage

Drinking water sources

Aquatic life

Architecture/buildings

All options are correct

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A colorless, odorless gas

Nitrogen oxides

Ground-level ozone

Carbon monoxide

Sulfur dioxide

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A metallic element that can cause brain damage

Lead

Particulate matter

Ground-level ozone

Nitrogen oxides

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The listed pollutants are sometimes found in car exhaust fumes.

1 carbon monoxide

2 nitrogen oxides

3 sulphur dioxide

Which of these pollutants are products of the combustion of the fuel?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which pollutant, found in car exhaust fumes, does not come from the fuel?

carbon monoxide

hydrocarbons

lead compounds

nitrogen oxides

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