Environmental Science Mods 4-5 Blurry Bits

Question 1

Diseases caused by Water Pollution

Answer 1

Typhoid, Cholera, Hepatitis and Methemoglobinemia.

Question 2

Causes of Water Pollution

Answer 2

Domestic Waste, Industrial Waste, and Agricultural waste

Question 3

What air-pollutant compounds do industrial chimneys and powerhouses discharge?

Answer 3

CO (Carbon Monoxide) CO2 (Carbon Dioxide), SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) and H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) and other hydrocarbons

Question 4

Phosphate fertilizer manufacturing plants - fluorine compounds.

Answer 4

HF (Hydrogen Fluoride), F2 (Fluorine), SiF4 (Silicon Tetrafluoride), H2SiF6 (Hexafluorosilicic acid).

Question 5

The three VOC’s (also the meaning of VOC)

Answer 5

the three Volatile Organic Compounds are Benzene, Toluene and Xylene

Question 6

This compound causes acid rain

Answer 6

Sulfur Dioxide

Question 7

This has been found to produce two thirds of the sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere causing acid rain

Answer 7

Burning (fossil) fuels

Question 8

This is a colorless gas produced by combustion of fossil fuels at power plants and certain industrial sources.

Answer 8

Sulfur Dioxide

Question 9

Effects of Air Pollution

Answer 9

Photochemical Smog and Greenhouse Effect

Question 10

Primary pollutants of Photochemical Smog

Answer 10

NO (Nitric oxide), NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide), VOC’s

Question 11

Secondary Pollutants of Photochemical Smog

Answer 11

O3 and PANs (Peroxyacyl nitrate)

Question 12

How much of the total ice free land area of the world do topsoil and subsoil acidity (with a pH less than 5.5 )affect?

Answer 12

30-75 percent

Question 13

Hazardous Waste (TRIDWN)

Answer 13

Toxic chemicals
Residue from hospitals
Industrial wastes
Debris from toxic paints and solvents
Wastes coming from agricultural activities
Non-degradable

Question 14

1990 act against hazardous waste

Answer 14

Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990 RA 6969

Question 15

Around __________ metric tons of hazardous waste are produced every year.

Answer 15

400 million

Question 16

Common greenhouse gasses

Answer 16

water vapor, clouds, carbon dioxide, methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) and halocarbons

Question 17

Cause of Greenhouse gasses (WIMW)

Answer 17

Worldwide deforestation
Increasing industrial activity
Motor vehicle emission
Waste management practices

Question 18

the Global Average surface temperature increased by ______ degrees celsius from ___________________

Answer 18

the Global Average surface temperature increased by 0.74 degrees celsius from 1906-2005

Question 19

According to the assessment report, the sea level rose at an average rate of ___________ per year over ______to ____ or a total of _____ for the 21st century.

Answer 19

According to the assessment report, the sea level rose at an average rate of 1.8mm per year over 1961 to 2003 or a total of 0.17m for the 21st century.

Question 20

Predictions on climate change are that the earth’s temp will increase from ____ degrees celsius to ___ during the 21st century leading to an increase in sea level from _____________ by 2100.

Answer 20

Predictions on climate change are that the earth’s temp will increase from 1.4 degrees celsius to 5.8 during the 21st century leading to an increase in sea level from 18 cm to 59 cm by 2100.

Question 21

Over the past ___ years the surface temperature of the earth rose from ____ degrees celsius in ____ to a little under ___ degrees celsius in ____

Answer 21

Over the past 140 years the surface temperature of the earth rose from -0.4 degrees celsius in 1880 to a little under 0.4 (0.34) degrees celsius in 2000.

Question 22

In the Philippines, mean annual temperature is expected to rise by ___ degrees celsius to ___ degrees for 2020 and ___ to ___ degrees celsius by 2050.

Answer 22

In the Philippines, mean annual temperature is expected to rise by 0.9 degrees celsius to 1.2 degrees for 2020 and 1.7 to 2.2 degrees celsius by 2050.