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Multiple Choice
1. What is the biggest cause of air pollution?
A. dust particles
B. forest fires
C. human activities
D. volcanic eruptions
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1. What is the biggest cause of air pollution?
A. dust particles
B. forest fires
C. human activities
D. volcanic eruptions
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2. Which of the following releases the most primary
pollutants into the air?
F. electric power plants
G. manufacturing plants
H. mining operations
I. transportation industry
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2. Which of the following releases the most primary
pollutants into the air?
F. electric power plants
G. manufacturing plants
H. mining operations
I. transportation industry
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3. Which of the following is a long-term health effect of air
pollution?
A. blindness
B. diabetes
C. emphysema
D. hepatitis
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3. Which of the following is a long-term health effect of air
pollution?
A. blindness
B. diabetes
C. emphysema
D. hepatitis
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4. Which of the following statements is true?
F. Ground-level ozone is harmless to children.
G. Noise pollution occurs at low decibel levels.
H. Light pollution is a direct hazard to human health.
I. Sick-building syndrome is caused by poor air
quality.
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4. Which of the following statements is true?
F. Ground-level ozone is harmless to children.
G. Noise pollution occurs at low decibel levels.
H. Light pollution is a direct hazard to human health.
I. Sick-building syndrome is caused by poor air
quality.
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Use this illustration to answer questions 5 through 7.
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5. What is the relationship between sulfur dioxide (SO2)
and sulfuric acid (H2SO4)?
A. Sulfur dioxide combines with oxygen to form nitric
acid.
B. Sulfur dioxide is the main pollutant that forms nitric
acid.
C. Sulfur dioxide is the main pollutant that forms
sulfuric acid.
D. Sulfur dioxide combines with nitrogen to form
sulfuric acid.
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5. What is the relationship between sulfur dioxide (SO2)
and sulfuric acid (H2SO4)?
A. Sulfur dioxide combines with oxygen to form nitric
acid.
B. Sulfur dioxide is the main pollutant that forms nitric
acid.
C. Sulfur dioxide is the main pollutant that forms
sulfuric acid.
D. Sulfur dioxide combines with nitrogen to form
sulfuric acid.
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6. What are the two main polluting components in acid
precipitation?
F. ozone and oxygen atoms
G. ozone and water
H. sulfuric acid and nitric acid
I. sulfuric acid and water
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6. What are the two main polluting components in acid
precipitation?
F. ozone and oxygen atoms
G. ozone and water
H. sulfuric acid and nitric acid
I. sulfuric acid and water
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7. What chemical combines with nitrogen dioxide to form
nitric acid?
A. H
B. OH
C. O2
D. O3
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7. What chemical combines with nitrogen dioxide to form
nitric acid?
A. H
B. OH
C. O2
D. O3
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8. A decrease of one number on the pH scale represents
an increase in the concentration of hydronium (OH) ions
by a power of 10. How many times more hydronium
ions are present in an acid with a pH of 3 than are
present in an acid with a pH of 5?
F. 10
G. 20
H. 100
I. 200
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8. A decrease of one number on the pH scale represents
an increase in the concentration of hydronium (OH) ions
by a power of 10. How many times more hydronium
ions are present in an acid with a pH of 3 than are
present in an acid with a pH of 5?
F. 10
G. 20
H. 100
I. 200