EGEE 102 CERTIFICATION TEST FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● VOCs (unburnt hydrocarbons) are secondary pollutants.
T/F
Answer: False
●● Currently natural gas usage accounts for the highest amount of
carbon dioxide emissions in the US.
T/F
Answer: False
●● The primary source for nitrogen oxide emissions in the US is motor
vehicles
T/F
Answer: True
●● Sulfates formed from SO2 emissions from power plants and
industrial facilities are "Primary" particles
T/F
Answer: False
,●● NOx react in the air with VOCs to form ground-level ozone which is
associated with adverse health effects.
T/F
Answer: True
●● Potential Global Warming can lead to melting polar ice caps. T/F
Answer: True
●● Sulfuric acid is formed when _____.
A.NOx is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO and then dissolved in
clouds
B.SO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
C.SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO3 and then dissolved in
clouds
D.SO3 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
Answer: C. SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO3 and then
dissolved in clouds
●● Nitric acid is formed when _____.
,A.SO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
B.NO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
C.SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO3 and then dissolved in
clouds
D.NOx is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO and then dissolved in
clouds
Answer: B.NO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO2 and then
dissolved in clouds
●● Which of the following areas are more likely to acid rain damage?
A.areas with poor soil buffering capacity
B.areas with great soil buffering capacity
C.areas with sparse vegetation
D.areas with dense vegetation
Answer: A. areas with poor soil buffering capacity
, ●● When does acid rain directly damage your skin?
A.It does not damage directly
B.It damages only if you swim in an acidic lake
C.It always damages
Answer: A.It does not damage directly
●● The largest ozone hole _____.
A.is over Antarctica
B.is over the arctic circle
C.is over South America
D.moves around the world
OR
The greatest ozone hole is located over:
A.The equator.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● VOCs (unburnt hydrocarbons) are secondary pollutants.
T/F
Answer: False
●● Currently natural gas usage accounts for the highest amount of
carbon dioxide emissions in the US.
T/F
Answer: False
●● The primary source for nitrogen oxide emissions in the US is motor
vehicles
T/F
Answer: True
●● Sulfates formed from SO2 emissions from power plants and
industrial facilities are "Primary" particles
T/F
Answer: False
,●● NOx react in the air with VOCs to form ground-level ozone which is
associated with adverse health effects.
T/F
Answer: True
●● Potential Global Warming can lead to melting polar ice caps. T/F
Answer: True
●● Sulfuric acid is formed when _____.
A.NOx is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO and then dissolved in
clouds
B.SO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
C.SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO3 and then dissolved in
clouds
D.SO3 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
Answer: C. SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO3 and then
dissolved in clouds
●● Nitric acid is formed when _____.
,A.SO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
B.NO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO2 and then dissolved in
clouds
C.SO2 is oxidized in the atmosphere to form SO3 and then dissolved in
clouds
D.NOx is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO and then dissolved in
clouds
Answer: B.NO is oxidized in the atmosphere to form NO2 and then
dissolved in clouds
●● Which of the following areas are more likely to acid rain damage?
A.areas with poor soil buffering capacity
B.areas with great soil buffering capacity
C.areas with sparse vegetation
D.areas with dense vegetation
Answer: A. areas with poor soil buffering capacity
, ●● When does acid rain directly damage your skin?
A.It does not damage directly
B.It damages only if you swim in an acidic lake
C.It always damages
Answer: A.It does not damage directly
●● The largest ozone hole _____.
A.is over Antarctica
B.is over the arctic circle
C.is over South America
D.moves around the world
OR
The greatest ozone hole is located over:
A.The equator.
