Question 1

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most carbon monoxide produced in the United States comes from internal combustion engines (cars). 
B)  Nearly all emissions of sulfur compounds are anthropogenic. 
C)  Overall, in the past twenty years, air pollution conditions have steadily decreased in most North American and Western European cities. 
D)  Volatile organic compounds are produced exclusively by human activity. 
E)  None of these is correct. 
A)  Most carbon monoxide produced in the United States comes from internal combustion engines (cars). 
B)  Nearly all emissions of sulfur compounds are anthropogenic. 
C)  Overall, in the past twenty years, air pollution conditions have steadily decreased in most North American and Western European cities. 
D)  Volatile organic compounds are produced exclusively by human activity. 
E)  None of these is correct.

Question 2

The discharge of mercury and dioxins (both HAPs) is decreasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A major source of VOCs is

Accepted Answer

A)  Incomplete burning of hydrocarbons 
B)  Combustion of sulphur-containing fuel 
C)  Photochemical oxidation 
D)  CO in the atmosphere 
E)  CO2 in the atmosphere 
A)  Incomplete burning of hydrocarbons 
B)  Combustion of sulphur-containing fuel 
C)  Photochemical oxidation 
D)  CO in the atmosphere 
E)  CO2 in the atmosphere

Question 4

One of the principal ways lakes suffer from acid deposition is that

Accepted Answer

A)  Rocks on the bottom begin to dissolve 
B)  Fish eggs die and fish populations fall 
C)  Aquatic vegetation turns yellow 
D)  Plants grow excessively and choke other life 
E)  All of these can happen in a lake from acid deposition 
A)  Rocks on the bottom begin to dissolve 
B)  Fish eggs die and fish populations fall 
C)  Aquatic vegetation turns yellow 
D)  Plants grow excessively and choke other life 
E)  All of these can happen in a lake from acid deposition

Question 5

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

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a volatile organic compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benzene 
B)  Methane 
C)  Formaldehyde 
D)  Chlorofluorocarbons 
E)  Terpene 
A)  Benzene 
B)  Methane 
C)  Formaldehyde 
D)  Chlorofluorocarbons 
E)  Terpene

Question 7

Hydrocarbon emissions are produced mainly by cement manufacturing industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Some hazardous air pollutants are known carcinogens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Air pollution deaths related to a four-day long temperature inversion in London, England in December of 1952 resulted in an estimated __________ deaths.

Accepted Answer

A)  3,000 
B)  6,000 
C)  9,000 
D)  12,000 
A)  3,000 
B)  6,000 
C)  9,000 
D)  12,000

Question 10

Human-produced pollutants are different from natural particulates and gases because they are almost always chemically more dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Smoking causes the premature death of more people through heart attacks than through lung cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Secondary pollutants

Accepted Answer

A)  Harm only vulnerable members of a population 
B)  Become dangerous after reacting in the atmosphere 
C)  Are produced in lesser quantities than primary pollutants 
D)  Are less dangerous than other pollutants 
E)  Are classified by the EPA as the second-most dangerous and abundant 
A)  Harm only vulnerable members of a population 
B)  Become dangerous after reacting in the atmosphere 
C)  Are produced in lesser quantities than primary pollutants 
D)  Are less dangerous than other pollutants 
E)  Are classified by the EPA as the second-most dangerous and abundant

Question 13

Persistent inflammation of bronchi in the lungs is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Asthma 
B)  Fibrosis 
C)  Pulmonary toxicosis 
D)  Bronchitis 
E)  An upper respiratory infection 
A)  Asthma 
B)  Fibrosis 
C)  Pulmonary toxicosis 
D)  Bronchitis 
E)  An upper respiratory infection

Question 14

Electrostatic precipitators prevent fly ash from escaping by

Accepted Answer

A)  Filtering them 
B)  Using electrodes to give particles an electrostatic charge 
C)  Preventing their production in the first place 
D)  Gravity 
E)  Burning the fly ash completely with electrodes 
A)  Filtering them 
B)  Using electrodes to give particles an electrostatic charge 
C)  Preventing their production in the first place 
D)  Gravity 
E)  Burning the fly ash completely with electrodes

Question 15

What type(s) of building(s) and monument(s) is(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 16

Since increased numbers of women began smoking about 50 years ago, lung cancer rates in women have

Accepted Answer

A)  remained the same. 
B)  increased slightly. 
C)  doubled. 
D)  increased by 600 percent. 
A)  remained the same. 
B)  increased slightly. 
C)  doubled. 
D)  increased by 600 percent.

Question 17

Tall smokestacks were effective ways of

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreasing pollution 
B)  Displacing and dispersing pollution 
C)  Cleaning up air pollution 
D)  Eliminating the effects of pollution 
E)  Concentrating pollutants for easier cleanup 
A)  Decreasing pollution 
B)  Displacing and dispersing pollution 
C)  Cleaning up air pollution 
D)  Eliminating the effects of pollution 
E)  Concentrating pollutants for easier cleanup

Question 18

An irreversible obstructive lung disease is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Asthma 
B)  Bronchitis 
C)  Emphysema 
D)  Fibrosis 
E)  Upper respiratory infection 
A)  Asthma 
B)  Bronchitis 
C)  Emphysema 
D)  Fibrosis 
E)  Upper respiratory infection

Question 19

Pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and ozone cause

Accepted Answer

A)  Relatively little damage to plants 
B)  Mortality in most plants 
C)  Reduced yields in crop plants as well as visible damage 
D)  Damage only to highly sensitive plant species 
E)  Immediate chlorosis and then death to most plants 
A)  Relatively little damage to plants 
B)  Mortality in most plants 
C)  Reduced yields in crop plants as well as visible damage 
D)  Damage only to highly sensitive plant species 
E)  Immediate chlorosis and then death to most plants

Question 20

The most common metallic air pollutant is

Accepted Answer

A)  Iron 
B)  Cadmium 
C)  Nickel 
D)  Mercury 
E)  Lead 
A)  Iron 
B)  Cadmium 
C)  Nickel 
D)  Mercury 
E)  Lead

Exam 16: Air Pollution

Which of the following statements is true?

The discharge of mercury and dioxins (both HAPs) is decreasing.

A major source of VOCs is

One of the principal ways lakes suffer from acid deposition is that

Primary pollutants are those that are

Which of the following is NOT a volatile organic compound?

Hydrocarbon emissions are produced mainly by cement manufacturing industries.

Some hazardous air pollutants are known carcinogens.

Air pollution deaths related to a four-day long temperature inversion in London, England in December of 1952 resulted in an estimated __________ deaths.

Human-produced pollutants are different from natural particulates and gases because they are almost always chemically more dangerous.

Smoking causes the premature death of more people through heart attacks than through lung cancer.

Secondary pollutants

Persistent inflammation of bronchi in the lungs is known as

Electrostatic precipitators prevent fly ash from escaping by

What type(s) of building(s) and monument(s) is(are) most susceptible to acid damage?

Since increased numbers of women began smoking about 50 years ago, lung cancer rates in women have

Tall smokestacks were effective ways of

An irreversible obstructive lung disease is called

Pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and ozone cause

The most common metallic air pollutant is

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