Air Pollution Facts Quiz

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What percentage of global deaths is attributed to household exposure to smoke from dirty cookstoves and fuels?

  • 11.6% (correct)
  • 7.3%
  • 15.2%
  • 25%

In 2019, how much did air pollution cost the globe in lost labor and income?

  • $10.5 trillion
  • 6.1% of global GDP (correct)
  • $2.4 trillion
  • $5 trillion

What percentage of the world's population live in places where air pollution exceeds safe limits?

  • 99%
  • 80%
  • 92% (correct)
  • 65%

How many deaths occur every year as a result of exposure to ambient (outdoor) air pollution?

<p>4.2 million (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do 95 percent of deaths caused by air pollution occur?

<p>Low and middle-income countries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the deadliest form of pollution according to the text?

<p>Air pollution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of indoor air pollution in many parts of the world?

<p>Burning of fossil fuels (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diseases is NOT a leading cause of deaths related to indoor air pollution?

<p>Influenza (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are primary air pollutants?

<p>Airborne pollutants emitted directly into the atmosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common source of Volatile Hydrocarbons (VOC’s)?

<p>Decay of organic waste in landfills (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main natural source of Methane?

<p>Decomposition of organic matter in marshes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gas is a product of the oxidation of hydrocarbons and contributes to global warming?

<p>Methane (CH4) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common effect of high concentrations of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)?

<p>Contribution to acid rain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Suspended Particulates also known as?

<p>Aerosols (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Compounds of Sulfur' are primarily formed from emissions related to which activity?

<p>Burning of fossil fuels (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT considered a secondary air pollutant?

<p>Methane (CH4) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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