A(n) ________ is a device designed to remove airborne pollutants from smokestack emissions.
tall stack
boiler
air filter
coal washer
scrubber - Answers scrubber
What would do the most to reduce indoor air pollution in the developing world?
Reducing the use of products in the home that contain volatile organic compounds
Building new homes with radon-resistant features
Using solar energy to heat homes
Reducing inhalation of second-hand smoke - Answers Using solar energy to heat homes
(DO NOT NEED TO MEMORIZE) Doing which of the following would reduce deaths from PM 2.5 in China
by the most?
Eliminate the use of coal.
Eliminate the use of natural gas.
Eliminate the use of oil.
Eliminate the burning of wood. - Answers Eliminate the use of coal.
(DO NOT NEED TO MEMORIZE) Which of the following is likely to have the highest concentration of PM
2.5 in China?
,A fishing province.
A province being rapidly deforested.
A steel manufacturing province.
A farming province. - Answers A steel manufacturing province.
(DO NOT NEED TO MEMORIZE) Which of the following countries likely has the highest level of
premature deaths due to PM 2.5?
United States
Guyana
Turkey
Sweden - Answers NOT Sweden, NOT united states
(DO NOT NEED TO MEMORIZE) Currently, issues related to which of the following cause the most
premature deaths worldwide?
Nuclear power
Water
Coal
Oil - Answers IDK but not Coalor Oil
(DO NOT NEED TO MEMORIZE) You enjoy travelling. Where are you likely to be exposed to the highest
concentration of PM 2.5?
Chile
Australia
Germany
India - Answers India
The goal of the Montreal Protocol was to ________.
, prevent tropospheric ozone depletion
micromanage the actions of the United States
prevent global warming
prevent stratospheric ozone depletion
slow global climate change - Answers NOT prevent tropospheric ozone depletion
but MaYBE prevent stratospheric ozone depletion
If all of the stratospheric ozone suddenly disappeared, ________.
there would be a dramatic decrease in skin cancers
most life on Earth would cease to exist because of the amount of UV radiation penetrating the
atmosphere
plants would flourish because of the extra solar energy reaching Earth's surface
insects would be the only organisms to survive
Earth's surface would warm considerably - Answers most life on Earth would cease to exist because of
the amount of UV radiation penetrating the atmosphere
Which of the following results from acid deposition?