Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
1. Which gas is the most
common in the atmosphere?
3. Which of these are most
commonly burned to make
electricity?
5. Which of these are most
commonly burned to heat
homes?
7. What color in the Air Quality
Index means the air is unhealthy
for people with asthma but ok for
others?
A. coal and natural gas
B. oxygen and natural gas
C. uranium and plutonium
A. natural gas, fuel oil or wood
B. uranium, plutonium or oxygen
C. oxygen, hydrogen or coal
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
3. Who scrubs pollutants out of
factory emissions?
5. The EPA uses two ways to
track the six criteria air
pollutants. Which of these is one
of those ways?
A. N2 nitrogen
B. O2 oxygen
C. Ar argon
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1. What harm does carbon
monoxide, (CO), do to people or
the environment?
A. it lowers the amount of oxygen
the blood can carry
B. it lowers pH of lakes and
forest soils
C. it lowers IQ in young children
A. orange
B. purple
C. green
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A. air pollution control engineers
B. inspector/mechanics
C. respiratory therapists
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
A. measuring them in the air at
designated surface-level sites
B. measuring them in the upper
atmosphere
C. tracking hospital admissions
for the health problems they
cause
7. What individual actions can
people take to reduce ground
level ozone air pollution?
A. don't let cars, buses or trucks
idle
B. nothing, since it comes from
the stratosphere
C. reduce their electricty use
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
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Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
2. Before 1800, the amount of
carbon dioxide in the air was
about 0.03% . Now the amount is
0.04%. If this trend continues,
how much carbon dioxide might
be in the air in 200 years?
4. What did the remains of plants
that lived and died in swamps
many millions of years ago
change into?
6. Which disease has the
symptoms of coughing,
wheezing, shortness of breath
and a tight feeling in the chest?
8. What is it when gases, liquids
or particles in the air are in high
enough concentrations to harm
living things or the ecosystem?
A. coal
B. oil
C. diesel fuel
A. asthma
B. arthritis
C. diabetes
A. air pollution
B. water pollution
C. strong smells
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
4. What happened to violent
crime rates in the U.S. after
leaded gasoline was phased
out?
6. Where does most nitrogen
dioxide (NO2) pollution come
from?
8. Where does most particulate
matter air pollution in the U.S.
come from?
A. they dropped
B. they went up
C. they stayed the same
A. burning gasoline or diesel in
mobile sources like cars or trucks
B. coal fired power plants
C. nuclear power plants
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
A. reactions between sulfur and
nitrogen dioxide in the air
B. ashes from forest fires kicked
up by the wind
C. dust particles kicked up by the
wind
A. 0.05%
B. 0.04%
C. 0.03%
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2. Who is licensed to check cars
to make sure their pollution
control system works?
A. inspector/mechanics
B. respiratory therapists
C. air pollution control engineers
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
9. If you had to live within five
miles of a power plant, where
would be the best place to have
your house to avoid air pollution?
11. When 100 pounds of wood is
burned, only 2 pounds is left as
ashes. The rest is changed into
water vapor and other gases.
How much do all these gases
weigh?
13. When a piece of wood burns,
it turns into a small pile of ashes
and a little water vapor. The rest
of the wood changes into a gas.
What gas does it turn into?
15. What did the remains of
organisms that lived and died in
oceans many millions of yeare
ago change into?
A. upwind from the plant
B. downwind from the plant
C. perpendicular to the prevailing
winds
A. 98 pounds
B. 2 pounds
C. 100 pounds
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A. nitrogen (N2
B. carbon dioxide (CO2)
C. oxygen (O2)
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
9. What does the Clean Air Act
require for air pollution control?
A. states have to meet clean air
standards set by the EPA
B. counties have to meet clean
air standards set by each state
C. power plants and factories
have to upgrade their clean air
technology every two years
A. uranium
B. oil
C. coal
11. Where does most sulfur
dioxide air pollution come from?
A. coal burning power plants and
factories
B. exhaust from mobile sources
C. natural gas, or propane in
furnaces or heaters
13. Who treats people with
breathing problems?
A. inspector/mechanics
B. respiratory therapists
C. HVAC technicians
CORRECT: B, B
15. Use of leaded gasoline has
recently been phased out
worldwide. Which trend would
you expect to see in twenty
years?
A. a decrease in asthma
B. a decrease in violent crime
C. a decrease in obesity
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
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Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
10. What is it called when a car,
bus or truck leaves the motor
running even when it is not
moving?
12. What is the percentage of
Oxyeng in the atmosphere?
14. Which of these is most
commonly burned in the tank of a
car to make it move?
16. What health problems does
smoke cause?
A. idling
B. reving the engine
C. slowing down
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10. What has happened to the
six criteria air pollutants EPA
regulates nationally?
A. they have all gone down
B. they have all stayed about the
same
C. they have all gone up
A. 1%
B. 21%
C. 78%
A. headache and dizzyness
B. trouble breathing and tight
feeling in chest
C. stomach upset and nausea
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
14. What harm does lead air
pollution cause to people?
16. What harm does nitrogen
dioxide do to people?
A. in causes breathing problems
B. it lowers IQ in children
C. it lowers pH of lakes and
forest soils,
A. it lowers IQ and causes cruel
an impulsive behavior in children
B. in can cause breathing
problems, especially for people
with asthma
C. it lowers pH of lakes and
forest soils, making it hard for
fish and plants to grow
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12. Where does most cabon
monoxide pollution in the air
come from?
A. exhaust from mobile sources
B. incomplete burning of
gasoline, natural gas or propane
C. reactions between sulfur and
nitrogen oxides in the air
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: A, A
A. uranium
B. gasoline
C. coal
CORRECT: B, B
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
17. How does air pollution affect
children?
19. When a car, truck or bus
burns gasoline, where do the
gases from burning come out?
21. What color are gases?
23. What is the percentage of
Carbon Dioxide in the air?
A. their brains don't work as well
B. their lungs don't develop
properly
C. their muscles don't work as
well
A. the back windows
B. the exhaust pipe at the back
C. the grill at the front
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A. it lowers pH of lakes and
forest soils, making it hard for
fish and plants to grow
B. it can affect breathing and
permanently damage lungs
C. it lowers IQ and causes cruel
and impulsive behavior in
children
A. 78%
B. 1%
C. .04%
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
17. What harm does ozone, in
ground level air, do to people?
A. they are all gray
B. it depends on the gas
C. they are all clear
19. What individual actions can
people take to reduce PM air
pollution?
A. only barbecue with propane
B. reduce driving and electricity
use
C. nothing, since it is caused by
sunlight
21. What harm does sulfur
dioxide do to the environment?
A. it overfertilizes the soil with
sulfur
B. it can cause acid rain
C. it causes alkaline rain
CORRECT: B, B
23. What actions can a person
take to reduce carbon monoxide
pollution?
A. reduce car use
B. reduce electricty use if their
power plant burns coal
C. make sure their furnace runs
properly
CORRECT: C, C
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: B, B
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
18. What is the index used daily
to show how healthy the air is in
an area?
20. What is a place where
electricity is produced and
distributed to a large network of
users?
22. What comes out the exhaust
pipe on a car or bus?
24. When fossil fuels burn, what
is the most common gas they
produce?
A. just water vapor
B. smoke and gases
C. just air
A. oxygen (O2)
B. nitrogen (N2
C. carbon dioxide (CO2)
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
22. What individual actions can
people take to reduce SO2 air
pollution?
24. Who checks home heating
systems to make sure they are
not leaking carbon monoxide?
A. prevent forest fires
B. reduce their electricty use
C. reduce car use whenever
possible
A. air pollution control engineers
B. inspector/mechanics
C. HVAC technicians
A. temperature
B. AQI - Air Quality Index
C. TRI - Toxics Release
Inventory
A. a charging station
B. a power plant
C. a solar roof
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
18. What is photochemical
smog?
20. Air pollution is any gases or
particles in the atmosphere
which are ...
A. air pollution from a chemical
reaction of fertilizers and rain
B. air pollution from a chemical
reaction of engine exhaust and
sunlight
C. smokey fog from coal fires
A. harmful to animals.
B. harmful to people or the
environment.
C. harmful to the environment.
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: C, C
CORRECT: B, B
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Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
25. Which of these is most
commonly burned in the tank of a
large truck or bus to make it
move?
27. Which disease causes longterm difficulty with breathing?
29. What is a kind of air pollution
is made of gases, liquids and
particles big enough to see in the
air?
31. Which sources of electricity
do not produce significant air
pollution?
A. wood
B. oxygen
C. diesel fuel
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25. Where does most lead air
pollution come from?
A. colds
B. arthritis
C. asthma
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27. What individual actions can
people take to reduce NO2 air
pollution?
A. PM 2.5
B. ozone
C. smoke
A. burning coal or oil
B. burning wood or agricultural
wastes
C. solar, wind and water
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
29. What harm does particulate
matter air pollution do to people?
31. What characteristics do the
six criteria air pollutants EPA
regulates have?
A. avoid using fertilizers on hot
sunny days
B. make sure their furnace runs
properly
C. reduce car use whenever
possible
A. it lowers pH of lakes and
forest soils
B. it lowers IQ in children
C. it can be inhaled deep into the
lungs, and affect breathing
A. they were easy to regulate
B. they were common in cities
C. they were common and found
all over the U.S.
CORRECT: C, C
CORRECT: C, C
CORRECT: C, C
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Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
26. Which of these are fossil
fuels?
28. Which of these is most likely
to trigger an asthma attack?
30. Where is air pollution usually
the worst?
32. What color is carbon dioxide?
A. shells from ancient ocean
animals
B. logs of wood
C. coal, oil and natural gas
A. drinking a glass of water after
exercising
B. fishing in a pond out in the
country
C. running when the air quality is
bad
A. in small towns
B. on farms
C. in big cities
A. lead in house paint
B. lead in pencils
C. leaded gasoline
CORRECT: C, C
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26. What part of a car reduces
air pollution from engine
exhaust?
A. the muffler
B. the air filter
C. the catalytic converter
CORRECT: C, C
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28. Where does ozone come
from?
A. incomplete combustion of
natural gas
B. burning coal
C. a reacton between engine
exhaust and sunlight
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Grades 6-8 Air Pollution
30. What is a criteria air
pollutant?
A. any air pollutant that is given
off by stationary sources
B. any air pollutant that is given
off by mobile sources
C. any air pollutant for which the
EPA has set human-health or
environmental standards
CORRECT: C, C
CORRECT: C, C
A. gray
B. brown
C. clear
32. What is the effect of acid rain
on the environment?
A. it lowers IQ and causes cruel
behavior in children
B. it reduces the amount of
oxygen the blood can carry
C. it lowers pH of lakes and
forest soils
CORRECT: C, C
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