Question 1

What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?

Accepted Answer

A) granite and basalt 
B) wood 
C) limestone and marble 
D) concrete and brick 
E) brick and bronze 
A) granite and basalt 
B) wood 
C) limestone and marble 
D) concrete and brick 
E) brick and bronze

Question 2

Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by

Accepted Answer

A) green plants. 
B) burning of fossil fuels. 
C) production of cement and clearing of forests. 
D) burning of fossil fuels and production of cement and clearing of forests only. 
A) green plants. 
B) burning of fossil fuels. 
C) production of cement and clearing of forests. 
D) burning of fossil fuels and production of cement and clearing of forests only.

Question 3

The use of scrubbers,precipitators,and filters on power plants and other "smokestack" industries probably accounts for a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) increase in nitrogen oxides. 
B) decrease in sulfur oxides and solid particulate matter. 
C) decrease in volatile organic compounds,carbon monoxide,solid particulate matter,and lead. 
D) decrease in solid particulate matter and lead. 
E) decrease in nitrogen oxides,sulfur oxides,volatile organic compounds,solid particulate matter,and lead. 
A) increase in nitrogen oxides. 
B) decrease in sulfur oxides and solid particulate matter. 
C) decrease in volatile organic compounds,carbon monoxide,solid particulate matter,and lead. 
D) decrease in solid particulate matter and lead. 
E) decrease in nitrogen oxides,sulfur oxides,volatile organic compounds,solid particulate matter,and lead.

Question 4

________ ozone is harmful,damaging plants and human health while ozone at the ________ level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) Stratospheric;troposphere 
B) Thermospheric;mesosphere 
C) Tropospheric;stratosphere 
D) Mesospheric;thermosphere 
E) Stratospheric;mesosphere 
A) Stratospheric;troposphere 
B) Thermospheric;mesosphere 
C) Tropospheric;stratosphere 
D) Mesospheric;thermosphere 
E) Stratospheric;mesosphere

Question 5

Wind currents

Accepted Answer

A) send air pollution from one continent to the next. 
B) keep CFCs from reaching the ozone hole. 
C) eliminate the movement of dust particles from watershed to watershed. 
D) circulate global carbon dioxide to regions with more vegetation for photosynthesis. 
A) send air pollution from one continent to the next. 
B) keep CFCs from reaching the ozone hole. 
C) eliminate the movement of dust particles from watershed to watershed. 
D) circulate global carbon dioxide to regions with more vegetation for photosynthesis.

Question 6

Primary pollutants are those that are

Accepted Answer

A) released directly in dangerous forms. 
B) produced in the greatest quantities. 
C) the most dangerous. 
D) the most threatening to people. 
E) classified by the EPA as the most dangerous and abundant. 
A) released directly in dangerous forms. 
B) produced in the greatest quantities. 
C) the most dangerous. 
D) the most threatening to people. 
E) classified by the EPA as the most dangerous and abundant.

What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?

Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by

The use of scrubbers,precipitators,and filters on power plants and other "smokestack" industries probably accounts for a(n)

ozone is harmful,damaging plants and human health while ozone at the level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

Wind currents

Primary pollutants are those that are

Understanding Our Environment

Environmental Systems: Matter,energy,and Life

Evolution,species Interactions,and Biological Communities

Human Populations

Biomes and Biodiversity

Environmental Conservation: Forests,grasslands,parks,and Nature Preserves

Food and Agriculture

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Climate

Water: Resources and Pollution

Environmental Geology and Earth Resources

Energy

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics and Urbanization

Environmental Policy and Sustainability

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Exam 10: Air Pollution

What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?

Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by

The use of scrubbers,precipitators,and filters on power plants and other "smokestack" industries probably accounts for a(n)

________ ozone is harmful,damaging plants and human health while ozone at the ________ level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.

Wind currents

Primary pollutants are those that are

Understanding Our Environment

Environmental Systems: Matter,energy,and Life

Evolution,species Interactions,and Biological Communities

Human Populations

Biomes and Biodiversity

Environmental Conservation: Forests,grasslands,parks,and Nature Preserves

Food and Agriculture

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Climate

Water: Resources and Pollution

Environmental Geology and Earth Resources

Energy

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics and Urbanization

Environmental Policy and Sustainability

Filters

ozone is harmful,damaging plants and human health while ozone at the level screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.