Principles of Environmental Science

William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College

Air: Climate and Pollution

True False Quiz


1	Ozone is formed when volatile hydrocarbons from plants and bogs oxidize to CO and CO2 in the atmosphere.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	According to the ideal gas law, if pressure and volume increase, temperature will increase.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	In India and Bangladesh, monsoon rains come when cold, wet winds blow in from the Himalaya Mountains.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Burning of fossil fuels and the use of aerosol sprays and refrigerants are all anthropogenic causes of climate change.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Dust from soil erosion, building construction, and strip mining are all forms of fugitive emissions because they do not go through a smokestack.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Acid rain is the principle agent of ozone depletion in the earth's stratosphere.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The leading health problems associated with air pollution are neurological diseases, such as strokes and brain tumors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The 1970 Clean Air Act is the principle legislation responsible for identifying standards for ambient air quality.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	High amounts of air pollution in Eastern European countries are believed to be the result of poorly managed government-owned and -operated industries.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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