Chapter 7 test

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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


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