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NDQ_001889
protecting the water supply
process in water treatment in which chlorine is added to water
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. water treatment, b. pollution, c. conservation, d. sedimentation, e. filtration, f. coagulation, g. disinfection
g
7,501
NDQ_001890
protecting the water supply
preserving a resource by using less of it
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. water treatment, b. pollution, c. conservation, d. sedimentation, e. filtration, f. coagulation, g. disinfection
c
7,502
NDQ_001891
protecting the water supply
contamination with chemicals, waste, or other harmful substances
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. water treatment, b. pollution, c. conservation, d. sedimentation, e. filtration, f. coagulation, g. disinfection
b
7,503
NDQ_001892
protecting the water supply
process in water treatment in which solids in water clump together
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. water treatment, b. pollution, c. conservation, d. sedimentation, e. filtration, f. coagulation, g. disinfection
f
7,504
NDQ_001910
air pollution
type of pollutant that forms when other pollutants undergo chemical reactions
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
g
7,505
NDQ_001911
air pollution
Many of the smoggiest cities are in which state?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. California, b. New York, c. Texas, d. Florida
a
7,506
NDQ_001912
air pollution
primary pollutant that is a carbon compound such as methane
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
d
7,507
NDQ_001913
air pollution
Slash-and-burn is done primarily
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. for energy, b. to clear land for agriculture, c. to clear land for construction, d. none of these
b
7,508
NDQ_001914
air pollution
type of pollutant that enters the air directly
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
c
7,509
NDQ_001915
air pollution
How many pollutants does the Clean Air Act of 1970 regulate?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. 6, b. 89, c. 189, d. 289
c
7,510
NDQ_001916
air pollution
Pollutants may collect
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. beside mountain ranges, b. in inversions, c. when there is little wind, d. all of these.
d
7,511
NDQ_001917
air pollution
solid particle in the air
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
e
7,512
NDQ_001918
air pollution
measure of the pollutants in air
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
a
7,513
NDQ_001919
air pollution
Smog that forms from a reaction with sunlight is known as
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. photographic smog, b. photochemical smog, c. photosynthesized smog, d. photogenic smog
b
7,514
NDQ_001921
air pollution
brown haze that forms in air when certain pollutants react together in sunlight
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
b
7,515
NDQ_001922
air pollution
primary component of photochemical smog
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. air quality, b. photochemical smog, c. primary pollutant, d. VOC, e. particulate, f. ozone, g. secondary pollutant
f
7,516
NDQ_001930
air pollution
Before the Industrial Revolution there was very little air pollution that wasnt natural.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,517
NDQ_001932
air pollution
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,518
NDQ_001935
air pollution
About 150 million tons of pollutants enter into the atmosphere every year.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,519
NDQ_001937
air pollution
The Clean Air Act regulates carbon dioxide.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,520
NDQ_001938
air pollution
Ozone in the lower atmosphere protects life from UV radiation.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,521
NDQ_001939
air pollution
The worst air pollution in the U.S. occurs in
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. New York State., b. New Jersey., c. California., d. Florida.
c
7,522
NDQ_001940
air pollution
The Big Smoke was an incident of deadly air pollution that occurred in the mid-1900s in
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. Los Angeles., b. San Francisco., c. Mexico City., d. London.
d
7,523
NDQ_001941
air pollution
In the U.S. today, air pollution comes from
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. vehicles., b. factories., c. power plants., d. all of the above
d
7,524
NDQ_001942
air pollution
Most primary pollutants are released by
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. volcanic eruptions., b. natural processes., c. human activities., d. forest fires.
c
7,525
NDQ_001943
air pollution
Pollutants released into the air when fossil fuels burn include
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. carbon monoxide., b. carbon dioxide., c. particulates., d. all of the above
d
7,526
NDQ_001944
air pollution
Smog consists mainly of
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. smoke., b. particulates., c. water vapor., d. none of the above
d
7,527
NDQ_001945
air pollution
Almost half of the fossil fuels that are burned are used by
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. factories., b. power plants., c. cars and trucks., d. homes and other buildings.
c
7,528
NDQ_001946
air pollution
Air pollution is caused completely by human actions.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,529
NDQ_001947
air pollution
The air in the U.S. is more polluted now than it was 50 years ago.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,530
NDQ_001948
air pollution
Livestock wastes pollute the air with methane.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,531
NDQ_001949
air pollution
Animal wastes add particulates to the atmosphere.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,532
NDQ_001950
air pollution
Particulates include only particles big enough to be seen by the unaided eye.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,533
NDQ_001951
air pollution
Ozone forms when certain air pollutants are heated by direct sunlight.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,534
NDQ_001952
air pollution
Paints and petroleum products release volatile organic compounds.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,535
NDQ_001953
air pollution
Air pollution contributes to global warming.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,536
NDQ_001954
air pollution
In California, mountain ranges can trap polluted air over cities.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,537
NDQ_001955
air pollution
All primary pollutants come from directly from motor vehicles and smokestacks.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,538
NDQ_001956
effects of air pollution
type of pollutant that is usually higher in indoor than outdoor air
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
e
7,539
NDQ_001957
effects of air pollution
Particulates
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. increase asthma attacks, b. significantly reduce rates of skin cancer, c. are responsible for neurological diseases, d. have no effect on human health
a
7,540
NDQ_001958
effects of air pollution
buildup of heavy metals in the tissues of organisms
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
b
7,541
NDQ_001959
effects of air pollution
Ozone is a pollutant in the __________, but is beneficial in the __________.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. stratosphere; thermosphere, b. thermosphere; troposphere, c. ionosphere; thermosphere, d. troposphere; stratosphere
d
7,542
NDQ_001960
effects of air pollution
harmful radiation blocked by the ozone layer
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
g
7,543
NDQ_001961
effects of air pollution
Limestone buildings and sculptures are eroded primarily by which of the following?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. UV radiation, b. acid rain, c. ozone pollution, d. CFCs
b
7,544
NDQ_001962
effects of air pollution
The phenomenon of pollutants adding up in an organism for life is known as
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. bioaccumulation, b. accumulation, c. bio addition, d. biopollutants
a
7,545
NDQ_001963
effects of air pollution
gas in smog that is harmful to plants and people
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
a
7,546
NDQ_001964
effects of air pollution
type of air pollutant that destroys the ozone layer
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
f
7,547
NDQ_001965
effects of air pollution
Which fish species would typically contain the most mercury?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. krill, b. shark, c. trout, d. oyster
b
7,548
NDQ_001967
effects of air pollution
type of air pollutant that blocks sunlight from reaching Earths surface
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
c
7,549
NDQ_001968
effects of air pollution
odorless, colorless gas that is deadly to people in a confined space
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone, b. bioaccumulation, c. particulate, d. carbon monoxide, e. VOC, f. CFC, g. UV
d
7,550
NDQ_001976
effects of air pollution
Lung cancer rates are increasing entirely due to more people smoking.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,551
NDQ_001978
effects of air pollution
Ozone loss near the North and South Poles is about the same.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,552
NDQ_001981
effects of air pollution
On a pH scale, numbers below 7 are basic.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,553
NDQ_001983
effects of air pollution
Particulates reduce the amount of sunshine that reaches the ground.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,554
NDQ_001984
effects of air pollution
Acid rain is produced by nitrogen and sulfur-oxides in the atmosphere.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,555
NDQ_001985
effects of air pollution
Breathing polluted air increases the risk of lung cancer.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,556
NDQ_001986
effects of air pollution
Ozone in smog can kill entire forests.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,557
NDQ_001987
effects of air pollution
Some people are more sensitive to smog than others.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,558
NDQ_001988
effects of air pollution
Small fish are likely to contain higher levels of lead than large fish.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,559
NDQ_001989
effects of air pollution
Exposure to heavy metals can cause brain damage in unborn babies.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,560
NDQ_001990
effects of air pollution
Acid rain contains higher-than-normal levels of carbonic acid.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,561
NDQ_001991
effects of air pollution
Acid rain damages structures but does not harm living things.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,562
NDQ_001992
effects of air pollution
The hole in the ozone layer shows that air quality is improving.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,563
NDQ_001993
effects of air pollution
The ozone hole is bigger in some seasons than in others.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,564
NDQ_001994
effects of air pollution
Ground-level ozone is especially harmful to people with heart disease.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,565
NDQ_001995
effects of air pollution
Air pollutants that increase the risk of asthma include
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. ozone., b. particulates., c. heavy metals., d. two of the above
d
7,566
NDQ_001996
effects of air pollution
An air quality index of 120 parts of ozone per million parts of air is
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. safe only for young people., b. unhealthy for some people., c. unhealthy for all people., d. safe for all people.
b
7,567
NDQ_001997
effects of air pollution
Nitrogen and sulfur oxides
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. are toxic to humans., b. can cause lung diseases., c. form acid rain., d. all of the above
d
7,568
NDQ_001998
effects of air pollution
Which organisms in a food chain have the highest levels of heavy metals?
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. producers, b. primary consumers, c. secondary consumers, d. tertiary consumers
d
7,569
NDQ_001999
effects of air pollution
Sources of VOCs include
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. cleaning solutions., b. building materials., c. paints., d. all of the above
d
7,570
NDQ_002000
effects of air pollution
Normal rain is slightly acidic because it contains dissolved
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. oxygen., b. nitrogen., c. carbon dioxide., d. nitrogen dioxide.
c
7,571
NDQ_002001
effects of air pollution
The ozone layer in the atmosphere
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. occurs in the stratosphere., b. is being destroyed by acid rain., c. protects Earth from harmful CFCs., d. forms only over the South Pole and Antarctica.
a
7,572
NDQ_002002
reducing air pollution
Pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act include
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. CFCs., b. carbon dioxide., c. carbon monoxide., d. all of the above
c
7,573
NDQ_002003
reducing air pollution
A carbon tax
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. encourages people to reduce carbon emissions, b. encourages conservation, c. charges money for carbon emissions, d. all of the above
d
7,574
NDQ_002004
reducing air pollution
Air pollutants that destroy ozone high in the atmosphere are regulated by the
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. Clean Air Act., b. Kyoto Protocol., c. Montreal Protocol., d. none of the above
c
7,575
NDQ_002005
reducing air pollution
A car that runs on gasoline and electric power is
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. a combustible engine vehicle, b. a hybrid vehicle, c. an electric vehicle, d. a diesel vehicle
b
7,576
NDQ_002006
reducing air pollution
In a cap-and-trade system, each nation is given a cap on emissions of
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. CFCs., b. carbon dioxide., c. nitrogen oxides., d. all air pollutants.
b
7,577
NDQ_002007
reducing air pollution
Catalytic converters
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. break pollutants into non-toxic compounds, b. only work for particulates, c. reduce pollutants to zero, d. all of these
a
7,578
NDQ_002008
reducing air pollution
Removing carbon from the atmosphere is known as
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. carbon sequestration, b. carbon stealing, c. unpolluting, d. carbon burying
a
7,579
NDQ_002009
reducing air pollution
Carbon taxes are meant to
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. encourage people to use less fossil fuel., b. reduce carbon dioxide emissions., c. control greenhouse gases., d. all of the above
d
7,580
NDQ_002010
reducing air pollution
Ways of reducing air pollution include
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. changing pollutants in exhaust to harmless gases., b. removing pollutants from exhaust before it is released., c. using fossil fuels more efficiently., d. all of the above
d
7,581
NDQ_002011
reducing air pollution
Nations benefit from developing emission reducing technologies in
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. trade-and-spend, b. spend-and-reduce, c. cap-and-trade, d. cap-and-reduce
c
7,582
NDQ_002013
reducing air pollution
One purpose of catalytic converters is to
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. reduce the use of fossil fuels., b. remove particulates from exhaust., c. break down pollutants to safe compounds., d. convert gas-burning cars to hybrid vehicles.
c
7,583
NDQ_002014
reducing air pollution
Scrubbers are used in
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. motor vehicles., b. power plants., c. factories., d. two of the above
d
7,584
NDQ_002022
reducing air pollution
Since the passage of the Clean Air Act, emissions of the six major pollutants have decreased by 50%.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,585
NDQ_002024
reducing air pollution
Removing particles from emissions is a difficult process.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,586
NDQ_002027
reducing air pollution
Destruction by ozone creates the ozone hole.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,587
NDQ_002029
reducing air pollution
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been successful.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,588
NDQ_002030
reducing air pollution
Without the Montreal Protocol, skin cancer cases in the U.S. would have been higher.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,589
NDQ_002031
reducing air pollution
The Clean Air Act was passed in order to reduce global warming.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,590
NDQ_002032
reducing air pollution
Because of the Clean Air Act, air pollution has been eliminated completely.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,591
NDQ_002033
reducing air pollution
Pollution by ozone was reduced at least 50 percent by the Montreal Protocol.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,592
NDQ_002034
reducing air pollution
Hydrogen cars produce about 10 percent of the air pollution of gas-burning cars.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,593
NDQ_002035
reducing air pollution
Some scrubbers use steam to remove pollutants from exhaust.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,594
NDQ_002036
reducing air pollution
The Kyoto Protocol has been more successful than the Montreal Protocol.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,595
NDQ_002037
reducing air pollution
The size of the hole in the ozone layer has gotten somewhat smaller since 2006.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,596
NDQ_002038
reducing air pollution
Cap-and-trade systems were developed to reduce the use of CFCs.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
7,597
NDQ_002039
reducing air pollution
Carbon is sequestered naturally by forests.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,598
NDQ_002040
reducing air pollution
The worlds greatest producer of greenhouse gases is the U.S.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
7,599
NDQ_002041
reducing air pollution
worldwide agreement on air pollution that focuses on CFCs
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. scrubber, b. catalytic converter, c. cap-and-trade, d. carbon sequestration, e. Montreal Protocol, f. Kyoto Protocol, g. Clean Air Act
e