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Air Pollution
True or False Quiz
Choose the best answer.
1
Natural processes that produce pollutants always exceed those caused by anthropogenic processes.
A)
True
B)
False
2
Over half of humankind's sulfur contribution to the atmosphere comes from coal burning.
A)
True
B)
False
3
The brown appearance of smog comes from the presence of NO
2
.
A)
True
B)
False
4
The gas CH
4
is one of the best known VOCs and is the chief component of natural gas.
A)
True
B)
False
5
To maintain adequate indoor air quality you need only to maintain a good air filtration system.
A)
True
B)
False
6
Air quality in the southeastern United States is occasionally degraded by dust carried from the Sahara Desert.
A)
True
B)
False
7
Temperature inversions, which greatly affect smog development, are most common in the late afternoon and early evening hours
A)
True
B)
False
8
The Clean Air Act sets standards for both indoor and outdoor air.
A)
True
B)
False
9
The pH scale, which a measure of a substance's acidity, is linear, not logarithmic.
A)
True
B)
False
10
The atmosphere's vertical temperature profile at a locale greatly affects the dispersion of pollutants from their sources.
A)
True
B)
False
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