Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following is responsible for regulating noise pollution?
  • C. lead
  • Before a protection act is created, the US Congress must first pass a law to allow its creation. From there, the Environmental Protection Agency creates appropriate regulations for enforcement by state and local authorities.
  • A. state and local authorities
  • Lead, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide have decreased the most since 1990.
Name the three pollutants that have decreased the most since 1990.
  • Lead, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide have decreased the most since 1990.
  • Air pollution can cause increased asthma, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and reduced oxygen to vital organs.
  • Nitrogen oxides are produced by the combustion engines in vehicles. Their effect on the environment includes both acid rain and smog.
  • Soil can be polluted by exposure to polluted water sources, exposure to solid waste, mining operations, and pesticide/herbicide use.
Explain how nitrogen oxides are produced and their environmental impact.
  • "Reduce" means the reduction or elimination of product packaging. "Reuse" asks that we try to reuse packaging and other materials several times before disposal. "Recycle" refers to extracting useful materials from discarded items and creating new products or uses for them. "Compost" involves the conversion of organic materials into fertilizers.
  • Soil can be polluted by exposure to polluted water sources, exposure to solid waste, mining operations, and pesticide/herbicide use.
  • Nitrogen oxides are produced by the combustion engines in vehicles. Their effect on the environment includes both acid rain and smog.
  • Air pollution can cause increased asthma, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and reduced oxygen to vital organs.
Explain how the methods involved in "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Compost" can help to control solid waste.
  • "Reduce" means the reduction or elimination of product packaging. "Reuse" asks that we try to reuse packaging and other materials several times before disposal. "Recycle" refers to extracting useful materials from discarded items and creating new products or uses for them. "Compost" involves the conversion of organic materials into fertilizers.
  • Nitrogen oxides are produced by the combustion engines in vehicles. Their effect on the environment includes both acid rain and smog.
  • Air pollution can cause increased asthma, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and reduced oxygen to vital organs.
  • C. lead
Discuss two different ways that our soil can become polluted.
  • Air pollution can cause increased asthma, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and reduced oxygen to vital organs.
  • Soil can be polluted by exposure to polluted water sources, exposure to solid waste, mining operations, and pesticide/herbicide use.
  • Nitrogen oxides are produced by the combustion engines in vehicles. Their effect on the environment includes both acid rain and smog.
  • Lead, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide have decreased the most since 1990.
When soil becomes contaminated with __________, children can begin to show health issues.
  • "Reduce" means the reduction or elimination of product packaging. "Reuse" asks that we try to reuse packaging and other materials several times before disposal. "Recycle" refers to extracting useful materials from discarded items and creating new products or uses for them. "Compost" involves the conversion of organic materials into fertilizers.
  • Air pollution can cause increased asthma, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and reduced oxygen to vital organs.
  • C. lead
  • True
Air quality is important to both human health and overall environmental quality.
  • True
  • False
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