Chapter 19 & 20

Question 0

Anthropogenic air pollutants come from which of the following sources?

Answer 0

Energy production

Question 1

The most abundant gas in the air is

Answer 1

Nitrogen

Question 2

Carbon dioxide is a

Answer 2

Primary pollutant

Question 3

The major source of hydrocarbon pollution is the air is

Answer 3

Transportation

Question 4

Industrial cities like London and New York are (?) cities

Answer 4

Gray air

Question 5

When a warm air mass traps cooler air near the ground there is a

Answer 5

Subsidence inversion

Question 6

Long term exposure to air pollution may result in a number of diseases including

Answer 6

(All of the above)

Bronchitis, lung cancer, asthma

Question 7

This group of the population is highly susceptible to air pollution

Answer 7

(A,B, and C)

The young, the old, the infirm

Question 8

The primary piece of legislation regarding air pollution in the U.S. is the

Answer 8

Clean air act

Question 9

This layer of gas protects life on earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation

Answer 9

Ozone layer

Question 10

This group of chemicals breaks down in the upper atmosphere and destroy the gas that absorbs ultraviolet light; they are popular in refrigerants

Answer 10

Chlorofluorocarbons

Question 11

The greatest decline in the gas layer that absorbs ultraviolet radiation in the upper atmosphere occurs in winter months over

Answer 11

Antarctica

Question 12

An acid is a chemical yet adds (?) ions to a solution

Answer 12

Hydrogen

Question 13

Substances with a pH less that 7 are

Answer 13

Acidic

Question 14

A solution with a pH of 7 contains (?) times more hydrogen ions than a solution with of pH 10

Answer 14

1000

Question 15

Sulfur oxide and sulfates can combine with water to form

Answer 15

Sulfuric acid