Deck 21: Clean Air

Question 1

Air quality was noticeably deteriorating in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s due to which of the following?

A) Coal burning
B) Railroad locomotives
C) Industrial furnaces
D) Automobiles

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Bush administration issued rules on what type of pollution by coal-burning power plants that were later found by the courts to be inadequate and ineffective?

A) Mercury
B) Lead
C) Carbon Monoxide
D) Sulfur Dioxide

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What major component of the atmosphere may have ominous implications for the future of the earth's environment due to its increasing proportion?

A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Argon

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Ozone levels in the air are an indicator of various other chemicals produced by motor vehicles, and they are often used as a general measure of air pollution.

Question 5

The Industrial Revolution is the historical period most closely associated with particulate matter.

Question 6

The most dangerous kind of particulate matter for lung function is that with the largest particle size.

Question 7

Sulfur dioxide levels declined in the United States by over 90% from 1980 to 2018.

Question 8

The more yellow a smoggy sky, the more nitrogen oxides are present in that smog, probably from automobiles.

Question 9

If many children in a small town have kidney problems and show developmental delays in mental functions, ozone poisoning should be suspected.

Question 10

The Clear Skies Initiative clearly set more stringent emissions standards than those required by the Clean Air Act.

Question 11

The ban on leaded gasoline has almost eliminated lead as an air pollutant.

Question 12

_____________________ is an important protective component of the upper atmosphere, but at low altitudes, its effects are harmful.

Question 13

A provision of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments that has generated a great deal of controversy is called _________________________.

Question 14

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-The smoke, soot, and ash that were so typical of the Industrial Revolution

Question 15

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-Most significant impact is as a precursor to acid rain, a major threat to the environment

Question 16

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-Highly toxic gas that is produced in motor vehicle exhaust

Question 17

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-Chemicals responsible for the yellowish-brown appearance of smog

Question 18

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-May be the most significant air pollutant and the main source of particulate pollution for children

Question 19

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-Enters homes by seeping up from the soil and rock through dirt floors, crawl spaces, cracks in cement floors and walls, and through sump holes and floor drains

Question 20

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-Possibly carcinogenic gas that irritates the respiratory system and is contained in insulation, particleboard, plywood, some floor coverings and textiles, and tobacco smoke

Question 21

whats the pollutant to the appropriate description.
-Caused by bacteria vaporized from air-conditioning systems

Question 22

The first emission standards for automobiles were passed in 1965, to take effect with cars of what model year?

A) 1966
B) 1967
C) 1968
D) 1969

Question 23

Which of the following is the most visible form of air pollution?

A) Ozone
B) Lead
C) Sulfur Dioxide
D) Particulate Matter

Question 24

Which of the following is especially harmful to patients with cardiovascular disease, who are more likely to suffer heart attacks when exposed to higher concentrations of the pollutant?

A) Sulfur dioxide
B) Carbon monoxide
C) Nitrogen oxides
D) Ozone

Question 25

A number of studies, including the study of six cities, suggest that the largest particles are the most dangerous because they can invade the body's natural defenses and penetrate deeply into the lungs, becoming a chronic source of irritation.

Question 26

While Americans support most measures to ensure cleaner air, they consistently resist efforts to move them out of their private automobiles.

Question 27

The "New Source Review" set standards for newly built power plants and gave strict requirements for changes to existing plants.

Question 28

The Clean Air Act and tis amendments require monitoring and regulation of six common air pollutants called_______________________.

Question 29

When an area does not meet the air quality standard for one of the criteria pollutants, the EPA may designate it a _____________________ and may impose measures designed to force the area to achieve the standard.

Question 30

To reduce the amount of sulfur dioxide emerging from smokestacks, and thus to reduce acid rain, _____________________ have been added to smokestacks.

Question 31

The part of an automobile that has been most closely regulated in an effort to make the air cleaner is the _____________________.

Question 32

Emission controls added to cars can reduce some air pollutants by as much as _____________________%.

Question 33

Emissions of both sulfur dioxide and _____________________ can lead to acid rainfall.

Question 34

If you notice the degradation of centuries-old statues in your city over several decades, you should suspect _____________________ as the cause.

Question 35

Whats the year it was established of the piece of legislation?
-New Source Review

Question 36

Whats the year it was established of the piece of legislation?
-Clear Skies Initiative

Question 37

Whats the year it was established of the piece of legislation?
-Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

Question 38

Whats the year it was established of the piece of legislation?
-Cash for Clunkers

Question 39

Whats the appropriate year of the event?
-The EPA proposed stricter rules for emissions of mercury and other pollutants from coal burning power plants

Question 40

Whats the appropriate year of the event?
-The Bush Administration announced rules that require vehicles using diesel fuel to meet stricter standards on emissions

Question 41

Whats the appropriate year of the event?
-Congress authorized funding to retrofit old engines with a filter that reduces soot emissions

Question 42

Whats the appropriate year of the event?
-Bhopal disaster occurred in which a leak of isocyanate gas occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide factor in India killing over 10,000 people who lived nearby