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Chapter 22 HW: Atmospheric Pollution

1. Which of the following statements is not accurate concerning the air pollution problem?

a. Organisms have the capacity to deal with certain amounts and levels of pollution.

b. There is a threshold pollution level that is tolerable.

c. Air pollution has been with human society since the discovery of fire.

d. The solution to pollution is dilution.

2. Unprotected car exhaust + sunlight + a mountain topography =

a. temperature inversion b. photo-chemical smog c. air pollution episode.

d. acid rain

3. The condition of a warm air mass overlying a cool air mass is referred to as

a. a temperature inversion b. photochemical smog c. and air pollution episode d. acid rain

4. Air pollution may

a. adversely affect human life

b. cause damage to crops & forests

c. increase rate of corrosion and deterioration of materials
d. cause all of the above effects

5. Any chemical that releases H+ ions is

a. an acid b. a base c. water d. all of these

6. Measurement of pH is actually an measure(hydrogen, hydroxyl) ions.

7. A solution of pH 5 (1, 10, 100, 1000) times more acid than a solution of pH 6.

8. About two thirds of the acid in acid precipitation is

a. chromic b. nitric c. sulfuric d. carboxylic acid

9. It is well known that the source(s) of acid precipitation is (are)

a. sulfur dioxide in coal

b. nitrogen oxides in gasoline

c. coal fired power plants

d. all of these

Identify four direct or indirect effects of air pollutants on pine trees and the forest ecosystem in general.

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14. A major problem with the Clean Air Act of 1970 and it's 1977 and 1990 amendments

a. identifying pollutants

b. demonstrating cause and effect relationships

c. determining the source of pollutants

d. developing and implementing controls

15. Indicate whether the following air pollutants are Pimary [P] or Secondary [S]

[ ] particulates [ ] PANs

[ ] hydrocarbon emissions [ ] VOCs

[ ] carbon monoxide [ ] lead

[ ] nitric oxide [ ] sulfuric acid

[ ] sulfur dioxide [ ] nitric acid

[ ] ozone

16. A major change in the Clean Air Act of 1990 was:

a. identifying criteria pollutants

b. imposition of sanctions on polluters

c. allowing polluters to choose the most cost-effective means of pollution control

d. all of the above

17. Air pollution is known to have adverse effects on:

a. human health b. agricultural crops c. forests d. all of these

18. List three effects of air pollution on human health.

a._______________________ b._______________________ c._____________________

19. Indicate whether strategies described below were designed to control emissions of

a. particulates, b. pollutants from motor vehicles, c. sulfur dioxide and acids,

d. ozone, or e. air toxics

[ ] phasing out the use of leaded gasoline

[ ] no visible emissions

[ ] putting catalytic converters on car exhaust systems

[ ] installation of filters and electrostatic precipitators at industrial sites

[ ] tall smoke stacks

[ ] withholding federal highway funds