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What are pollutants?
What are pollutants?
- Materials introduced into the environment that benefit resources
- Substances that have desired effects on the environment
- Energy sources that support the environment
- Substances or energy introduced into the environment with undesired effects (correct)
Which of the following is a natural pollutant?
Which of the following is a natural pollutant?
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
- Volcanic Eruptions (correct)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Particulate Matter (PM)
What distinguishes primary pollutants from secondary pollutants?
What distinguishes primary pollutants from secondary pollutants?
- Primary pollutants have less severe effects compared to secondary pollutants
- Primary pollutants are emitted directly into the environment, while secondary pollutants are formed from primary pollutants and external factors (correct)
- Primary pollutants are formed from external factors, while secondary pollutants are directly emitted
- Primary pollutants are man-made while secondary pollutants are natural
Which of the following is an anthropogenic pollutant?
Which of the following is an anthropogenic pollutant?
What is the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
What is the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Which of the following is NOT an anthropogenic pollutant?
Which of the following is NOT an anthropogenic pollutant?
What distinguishes natural pollutants from anthropogenic pollutants?
What distinguishes natural pollutants from anthropogenic pollutants?
Which of the following is a primary pollutant?
Which of the following is a primary pollutant?
What category do Methane belong to?
What category do Methane belong to?
What distinguishes primary pollutants from secondary pollutants?
What distinguishes primary pollutants from secondary pollutants?
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