Chapter 7 test
The concentration of H+ ions in a solution with a pH value of 4 is how many times as great as the concentration of H+ ions in a solution with a pH value of 7
1,000
Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture
Formaldehyde
Which of the following correctly links a negative human health effect to an anthropogenic source of fine particulate matter?
High rates of respiratory disease from power plant emissions
Important factors that contribute to smog formation in the Los Angeles basin include which of the following? i. Ample summer sunshine ii. Sea-level elevation iii. High concentration of automobiles
I and III only
Which of the following describes a potential human health effect most likely to be associated with a thermal inversion?
Increase in respiratory irritation due to increased levels of fine airborne particulates
The presence of which of the following in soil is most likely to neutralize acid rain?
Limestone
Which of the following best explains the pattern in NO concentration?
NO is produced by rush-hour traffic and is quickly oxidized in the atmosphere.
Which of the following is a common component of photochemical smog and is a reddish-brown gas with a pungent odor?
Nitrogen dioxide, NO2
Is the major pollutant that electrostatic precipitators are designed to remove from power-plant smokestack emission
Particulates
Colorless, odorless gas that is a naturally occurring decay product of uranium
Radon
Is an important precursor to acid rain
Sulfur dioxide
Which of the following air pollutants is correctly paired with one of its major effects?
Sulfur oxides . . acid deposition
Acid rain is associated with which of the following?
The burning of fossil fuels
Which of the following is true about the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ?
They allowed power plants to buy and sell SO2 pollution allowances.
Which of the following is used to reduce SO2 emissions from coal-burning power plants?
Wet-scrubber units
Smoke from forest fires is most likely to affect air quality over larger areas for many days when
a persistent atmospheric inversion exists in the region
An effective short-term remediation strategy for the pond would be to
add calcium carbonate to the pond water
Composed of fibers known to cause lung disease
asbestos
The primary cause of acid precipitation in the northeastern United States is
burning of sulfur-containing fossil fuels to produce electricity
Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants in car exhaust?
carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons
Is primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast United States
coal
Implicated in human neurological damage
lead
Ground-level ozone in most major United States cities results primarily from
motor vehicle exhaust
which is true of noise pollution?
sudden or persistent noise may lead to permanent hearing loss.
All of the following are likely consequences of indoor air pollution EXCEPT an increase in
the risk of developing skin cancer
