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What is the biggest cause of air pollution?
a) dust particles
b) forest fires
c) human activities
d) volcanic eruptions

2. Which of the following release the most primary pollutants into the air?
a) Electric power plants
b) Manufacturing plants
c) Mining operations
d) Transportation industry

Which of the following is a long-term health effect of air pollution?
a) Blindess
b) Diabetes
c) Emphysema
d) Hepatitis

Which of the following statements is true?
a) Ground-level ozone is harmless to children.
b) Noise pollution occurs at low decibel levels
c) Light pollution is a direct hazard to human health.
d) Sick-building syndrome is caused by poor air quality.

5. What are the two main components in acid precipitation?
a) Ozone and oxygen atoms
b) Ozone and water
c) Sulfuric acids and nitric acid
d) Sulfuric acid and water

A device used to clean exhaust gases before they exit an automobile’s tailpipe is called a(n)
a) Electrostatic precipitator
b) Catalytic converter
c) Scrubber
d) None of the above

Which of the following substances is a colorless, tasteless and odorless radioactive gas?
a) Asbestos
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Radon
d) Ozone

Normal precipitation has a pH of
a) 7
b) 5.6
c) 5.1
d) 4.5

A primary pollutant
a) Is put directly into the air by human activity
b) Forms when primary pollutants react with other primary pollutants or with naturally occurring substances
c) Is pollution only caused by plants
d)

A secondary pollutant
a) Is put directly into the air by human activity
b) Forms when primary pollutants react with other primary pollutants or with naturally occurring substances
c) Is pollution only caused by plants
d)

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