Air Pollution

Question 1

The most abundant element in the atmosphere is

Answer 1

Nitrogen

Question 2

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere as a result of

Answer 2

All

Question 3

Particulate air pollutants

Answer 3

Typically have short residence times in the atmosphere.

Question 4

The gas that is produced when oxygen is less and as a result of the incomplete combustions materials bearing carbon is

Answer 4

Carbon Monoxide

Question 5

Ozone is created in the upper atmosphere when UV is absorbed by this

Answer 5

Oxygen (O2).

Question 6

The catalytic converter, a required component for automobile exhaust emission control systems, converts carbon monoxide into

Answer 6

Carbon Dioxide

Question 7

The radioactive gas that poses an indoor air-pollution problem is

Answer 7

Radon

Question 8

All of the following cause rainwater to be acidic except

Answer 8

Carbon Monoxide

Question 9

Thermal inversions

Answer 9

Have been responsible for all the major and several minor acute air-pollution episodes of the twentieth century.

Question 10

The method removing carbon from atmospheric circulation and storing it or using it for biological and physical activities is called

Answer 10

Carbon sequestration