Air Pollution Pop Quiz
1. What are the two types of air pollution?
2. What is an example of indoor air pollution?
3. What are two things that cause outdoor air pollution?
4. What two countries have the worst air pollution?
5. What is the worst type of pollution in China? Air or
Water
6. A dense blanket of polluted air hovers over central eastern China. The
__________________________ is an unhealthy mix of ozone, smoke, and other particles
from human activities.
7. In South Asia, air pollution is a very serious problem. What is the primary cause of the
serious indoor air pollution in South Asia?
a. Improper sanitary procedures
b. Too many people in the cities
c. Lack of green cleaning products
d. Cooking and heating with biomass fuels
8. What is a Monsoon?
9. 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 affect rural areas.
c. People in Cities drive more often that people in rural areas.
d. Air pollution is most serious in areas with many homes, factories, and offices.
10.Which of these is an opinion about air pollution?
a. It’s the biggest threat that humans face.
b. It can be caused by burning fossil fuels.
c. Not all air pollution comes from man-made sources.
d. Humans can take steps to decrease the amount of pollution they release into the
air.
Answers
1. Indoor and Outdoor
2. Biomass Fuels
3. Industrialization and Urbanization
4. India and China
5. Air
6. Asian Brown Cloud
7. D. – Cooking and heating with biomass fuels
8. seasonal winds
9. D. – Air pollution is most serious in areas with many homes, factories, and offices.
10. A. – It’s the biggest threat that humans face