Dealing with Pollution and Environmental Problems Quiz
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What are the two basic approaches to dealing with pollution?

  • Preventing pollution from reaching the environment and cleaning it up afterwards (correct)
  • Ignoring pollution and hoping it will disappear over time
  • Encouraging pollution to create economic growth
  • Promoting pollution in controlled environments and minimizing its impact

    • What are the three major types of pollution mentioned in the text?

  • Air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution (correct)
  • Radioactive pollution, plastic pollution, and visual pollution
  • Air pollution, noise pollution, and soil pollution
  • Water pollution, light pollution, and thermal pollution

    • What are the potential health risks associated with polluted air?

  • Increased risk of lung cancer and difficulty breathing (correct)
  • Reduced risk of asthma and decreased instances of respiratory illnesses
  • Improved vision and reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases
  • Enhanced immune system and improved respiratory function

    • What can volcanic eruptions contribute to air pollution?

    <p>Injecting water vapor, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and ash into the stratosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one potential long-term impact of volcanic gases on the soil?

    <p>Making the soil infertile for years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary impact of sulfate aerosols formed in the stratosphere due to volcanic injections?

    <p>Absorb heat radiated from the Earth and warm the stratosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What complex chemical reactions do sulfate aerosols promote on their surfaces in the stratosphere?

    <p>Alteration of chlorine and nitrogen chemical species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the direct consequences of volcanic eruptions in terms of air pollution?

    <p>Formation of acid rain from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant source of most air pollution mentioned in the text?

    <p>Burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when air pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide mix with moisture?

    <p>They change into acids and fall back to earth as acid rain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the potential consequences of polluted air, according to the text?

    <p>Difficulty in breathing and burning eyes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant source of most air pollution mentioned in the text?

    <p>Gases emitted from factories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What complex chemical reactions do sulfate aerosols promote on their surfaces in the stratosphere?

    <p>Destruction of ozone layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can volcanic eruptions contribute to air pollution?

    <p>Increase in water vapor in the atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when air pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide mix with moisture?

    <p>Formation of acid rain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary effect of sulfate aerosols formed in the stratosphere due to volcanic injections?

    <p>Enhance the absorption of heat radiated up from the Earth and warm the stratosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant long-term impact of volcanic eruptions on the Earth's surface temperature?

    <p>A decrease in average surface temperature for periods of one to three years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a direct consequence of increased levels of stratospheric chlorine from chlorofluorocarbon pollution and sulfate aerosols from volcanic eruptions?

    <p>Destruction of ozone (O3) by generating chlorine monoxide (ClO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant contribution of volcanic eruptions to air pollution?

    <p>Inject ash particles into the atmosphere, leading to increased air pollution levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common result when nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide mix with moisture in the air?

    <p>Transformation into acids that fall back to earth as acid rain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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