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1) Refer to figure 19 on page 110; What is the single largest source of air pollutnats

Atransportation Bsolid waste disposal Cindustrial processes Dstationary cource fuel combustion

2) Refer to figure 19 on page 110; What percentage of the major primary air pollutants is composed of nitrogen oxides

A16.4% B14.8% C13.6% D49.1%

3) Which of the pollutants are considered to contribute to the pollution problem known as acid precipitation ?

Anitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides Bnitrogen oxides and volatile organics Ccarbon monoxide and sulfur oxides Dcarbon monoxide and particulates

4) What is the function of the atmosphere's ozone layers

Aprovides oxygen needed by human life Bshields Earth from harmful solar radiation Cremoves pollution from the atmosphere Dprotects Earth from the sun's heaat

5) The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide helps to

Aforms clouds in the atmosphere Bincrease precipitation in arid aareas Cmaintain warmth near Earth's surface Ddeflect harmful radiation from space

6) Which of the following is NOT a land resource?

Airon Bsoil Cforests Dwind

7) Which of the following do petroleum resources provide in addition ot energy

Acardboard Baggregate Cplastics Dnickle

8) One way that mining for mineral resources damages land is by

Aincreasing soil erosion Bdepleting the world's ozone Cadding greenhouse gases to the environment Dcasuing salinization

9) In which decade were the first iomportant laws passed to decrease water pollution

A1960s B1970s C1950s D1980s

10) The Clean Water Act

Aset maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water Bestablished National Ambient Air Quality Standards Crequired pollution control devices on cars and power plants Drequired industries to reduce or eliminate point source pollution in surface waters

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