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2. Secondary pollutants
A. harm only vulnerable members of a population.
B. become dangerous after reacting in the atmosphere.
C. are produced in lesser quantities than primary pollutants.
D. are less dangerous than other pollutants.
E. classified by the EPA as the second most dangerous and abundant.
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
7. Sulfur trioxide
A. is a secondary pollutant.
B. is formed by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide.
C. reacts with water to form sulfuric acid.
D. is a major component of acid rain.
E. All of these.
Answer: E
Question Classification: Knowledge
13. An aerosol is
A. a chemical propellant.
B. a rigidly defined chemical composition.
C. any liquid droplet or solid particle suspended in air.
D. not considered as hazardous to human health as other air pollutants.
E. not as apparent in the air as other air pollutants.
Answer: C
Question Classification: Knowledge
19. You just picked up your dry cleaning and are headed home in your car. Your windows are up so you are
probably not smelling anything from the car exhaust or other sources on the road. What criteria pollutant
are you probably smelling?
A. Nitrogen oxide.
B. Sulfur oxides
C. Volatile organic compounds
D. Carbon monoxide
E. Nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and volatile organic compounds.
Answer: C
Question Classification: Knowledge
29. Stable air masses over cities and warm updrafts between tall buildings often create _________ in and
near cities.
A. dust domes of suspended pollutants
B. cyclonic dust storms
C. convective rain storms
D. low pressure zones that dissipate pollution
E. high pressure zones that dissipate pollution
Answer: A
Question Classification: Knowledge
30. Which of the following statements about long range pollutants is true?
A. Wind can transport dust for tens of thousands of kilometers, or from Africa to the Americas.
B. The North and South Polar regions are almost alone in still having pristine, unpolluted air today.
C. Although they persist for a long time in the Arctic region, pollutants take a long time to reach the region.
D. Controlling long-range pollutants is more of an ecological rather than a political process.
E. People far away from the source of the air pollutant are not affected as much by the pollutant.
Answer: A
31. Native peoples living in the Canadian Arctic have some of the highest recorded PCB concentrations in
their bodies because of
A. unusually high susceptibility to contamination.
B. concentrated natural occurrence of PCBs in that region.
C. local production of PCBs.
D. long-range transport of airborne pollutants.
E. an industrial accident that left the persistent PCBs in the environment.
Answer: D
Question Classification: Knowledge
32. ___________ ozone is harmful, damaging plants and human health while ozone at the _________ level
screens out mutagenic ultraviolet radiation.
A. Stratospheric; troposphere
B. Thermospheric; mesosphere
C. Tropospheric; stratosphere
D. Mesospheric; thermosphere
E. Stratospheric; mesosphere
Answer: C
Question Classification: Comprehension
35. There are serious signs that ozone depletion may lead to
A. UV-caused skin cancers.
B. UV-caused blindness.
C. IR-caused sunburn.
D. All of these.
E. A and B only.
Answer: E
Question Classification: Comprehension
40. If stagnant air is trapped in the lung alveoli, the air sac swells and
A. blood circulation is blocked.
B. cells die from lack of O2
C. cells die from lack of nutrients.
D. the walls of the alveoli break down and are no longer able to exchange gases.
E. All of these events happen if stagnant air is trapped in the lung alveoli.
Answer: E
45. One of the principal ways lakes suffer from acid deposition is that
A. rocks on the bottom begin to dissolve.
B. fish eggs die and fish populations fall.
C. aquatic vegetation turns yellow.
D. plants grow excessively and choke other life.
E. All of these can happen in a lake from acid deposition.
Answer: B
Question Classification: Comprehension
46. What type of buildings and monuments are most susceptible to acid damage?
A. granite and basalt
B. wood
C. limestone and marble
D. concrete and brick
E. brick and bronze
Answer: C
Question Classification: Knowledge
48. Large filter bags can be used by industries to _________ airborne pollutants.
A. electrostatically precipitate
B. displace
C. disperse
D. trap
E. prevent
Answer: D
Question Classification: Knowledge
51. Worldwide, air pollution control efforts are least advanced or least successful in
A. major cities of leading industrialized countries.
B. major cities of developing countries.
C. small towns in developing countries.
D. rural areas in industrialized countries.
E. small towns of leading industrialized countries.
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
52. Eastern European cities and farming regions have been notable in recent years for their
A. widespread and terrible pollution conditions.
B. miraculous cleanup successes.
C. complete lack of industrial pollution.
D. steady and successful cleanup accomplishments.
E. None of these, Western European cities and farming regions have been notable in terms of air pollution
and control.
Answer: A
Question Classification: Comprehension
53. Human-produced pollutants are different from natural particulates and gases because they are almost
always chemically more dangerous.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
54. Although coal burning contributes a very small amount, the high mercury levels in fish result from
spills of mercury directly into the water.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
56. Grasshopper transport causes contaminants to accumulate in the low latitudes, close to the equator.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
57. Synergistic effects occur when there is more damage of exposure when two factors are together.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Question Classification: Knowledge
59. When streams and lakes are alkaline, with calcium-rich bedrock they are especially sensitive to acid
deposition.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
61. Old power plant facilities have been kept operating, expanding their capacity rather than building new
ones because the older facilities have minimal contributions to smog and acid rain.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Question Classification: Knowledge
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20 =
10 =
0=
Identified most factors accurately; Used appropriate hierarchy most of the time; Used appropriate
linking terms most of the time; Drew a concept map
Identified some factors accurately; Sometimes used appropriate hierarchy; Used appropriate
linking terms most of the time; Drew a concept map
Only identified two factors accurately; Used inappropriate hierarchy; Sometimes used appropriate
linking terms; Drew a concept map
Identified less than two factors accurately; Used inappropriate hierarchy; Used inappropriate
linking terms; Did not draw a concept map
63. Compare and contrast the effects of ozone in the stratosphere and in the troposphere.
Answer: For a total of 20 points (Note: The numbers can be changed to fit your assessment needs.)
20 =
Provided at least three accurate comparisons; Supported the comparisons with accurate evidence;
Provided at least three accurate contrasts; Supported the contrasts with accurate evidence;
Communicated effectively with a well written summary
15 =
Provided at least two accurate comparisons; Supported the comparisons with accurate evidence;
Provided at least two accurate contrasts; Supported the contrasts with accurate evidence;
Communicated with a fairly well written summary
10 =
Provided at least one accurate comparison; Supported the comparison with accurate evidence;
Provided at least one contrast; Supported the contrast with evidence; Communicated with a fairly
well written summary
5=
Provided at least one accurate comparison; Supported the comparison with accurate evidence OR
Provided at least one accurate contrast; Supported the contrast with accurate evidence AND
Communicated with a poorly written summary
0=
Provided at least one comparison; Did not support the comparison with accurate evidence OR
Provided at least one contrast; Did not support the contrast with accurate evidence AND
Communicated with a very poorly written summary