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POLLUTION MCQs

Water Pollution, Soil Pollution, Air Pollution

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Question 1. Which of these is NOT a primary air pollutant?
  1.    smog
  2.    particulate matter (PM2.5)
  3.    carbon monoxide (C0)
  4.    sulfur dioxides (S02)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> smog
Question 2. Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
  1.    Lead
  2.    Ground-level ozone
  3.    Particulate matter
  4.    Nitrogen oxides
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Particulate matter
Question 3. Which device helps clean car exhausts?
  1.    electrostatic precipitator
  2.    catalytic converter
  3.    scrubber
  4.    none of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> catalytic converter
Question 4. Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?
  1.    sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide
  2.    carbon monoxide and VOCs
  3.    ZEVs and VOCs
  4.    carbonic acid and citric acid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide
Question 5. A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust
  1.    Water droplets
  2.    Allergens
  3.    Particulate matter
  4.    Combustibles
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Particulate matter
Question 6. This primary pollutant creates a reddish brown gas creating photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone
  1.    sulfuric acid
  2.    VOC
  3.    nitrogen dioxide
  4.    particulate matter
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> nitrogen dioxide
Question 7. Which is not part of correcting sick-building syndrome?
  1.    removing sources of indoor air pollution
  2.    sealing cracks where air leaks into the building
  3.    cleaning air ducts
  4.    improving ventilation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> sealing cracks where air leaks into the building
Question 8. Which air pollutant scars the lungs?
  1.    radon
  2.    fungi
  3.    asbestos
  4.    all of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> asbestos
Question 9. The Clean Air Act is federal law that regulates levels of air pollution produced from
  1.    Transportation and factories
  2.    Private homes only
  3.    Power plants only
  4.    Transportation, factories, power plants, and private homes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Transportation, factories, power plants, and private homes
Question 10. How can land pollution harm the environment?
  1.    It can destroy the homes of animals
  2.    It can spoil  the beauty of nature
  3.    It can allow harmful chemicals to enter the soil
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above

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