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The Clean Air Act has how many provisions?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1

Which of the following is not a goal of the Clean Air Act?
a) protect and improve quality of air to safeguard human health and environment
b) reduce emissions of pollutants that cause health problems
c) limits pollutants responsible for smog and acid deposition
d) prevents industries from releasing pollutants into bodies of water

The device in cars that reduces the amount of air pollutants in emissions is called
a) biological catalysts
b) catalytic converter
c) scrubbers
d) carbon monoxide detector

Gas once contained _______, which was one of the emissions from the exhaust system. It can cause problems from behavioral disorders to mental retardation.
a) lead
b) carbon dioxide
c) sulfur dioxide
d) hydrocarbons

_________ remove pollutants or change them chemically before they leave factory smokestacks.
a) scrubbers
b) catalytic converters
c) chlorofluorocarbons
d) carbon monoxide detectors

The _____________ is the area of lowered ozone concentration over Antarctica.
a) stratosphere
b) atmosphere
c) ozone hole
d) thermosphere

____________ is a chemical compound that reacts with the ozone and destroys it.
a) chlorofluorocarbons
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrogen
d) sulfur dioxide

The ___________________________ was signed by many nations and called for major cuts in CFC manufacture.
a) Clean water act
b) Clean air act
c) Montreal Protocol
d) Southern Utes

The _____________ is beneficial in blocking UV rays from the sun
a) ozone
b) stratosphere
c) exosphere
d) thermosphere

Since ___________ 1975 all new cars have had catalytic converters.
a) 1975
b) 1990
c) 2003
d) 1962

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