Air Quality Vocabulary Multiple Choice
  • 1. atmosphere
A) anything that has to do with breathing, taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
B) a colorless gas
C) the whole mass of air surrounding the Earth
D) ground level smoke and fog
  • 2. contaminant
A) visible emissions from a smoke stack or chimney
B) impurities in the air, water and land that create an unclean environment
C) an element that pollutes
D) something that is poisonous or deadly
  • 3. environment
A) the combination of all that exists around us which is necessary for us to survive
B) the second layer of the Earth's atmosphere from the Earth's surface
C) the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the Earth
D) the whole mass of air surrounding the Earth
  • 4. ozone
A) a colorless gas that is formed when pollutants react with sunlight and that is a major part of smog
B) the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the earth
C) ground level fog and smoke
D) visible emissions from a smokestack or chimney
  • 5. pollution
A) impurities in the air, water and land that create an unclean environment
B) the visible emissions from a smokestack or chimney
C) something that is poisonous or deadly
D) a colorless gas that is formed when pollutants react with sunlight
  • 6. smog
A) something that is poisonous and deadly
B) an element that pollutes
C) ground level fog and smoke
D) a colorless gas that is formed when pollutants react with sunlight
  • 7. stratosphere
A) the second layer of the Earth's atmosphere from the Earth's surface
B) the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is the closest to the earth
C) anything that has to do with breathing and taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
D) the whole mass of air surrounding the Earth
  • 8. troposphere
A) the layer of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the Earth
B) the whole mass of air surrounding the Earth
C) the second layer of the Earth's atmosphere from the Earth's surface
D) anything that has to do with breathing and taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
  • 9. toxic
A) something that is poisonous or deadly if it is eaten, touched, or inhaled in large enough quantities
B) impurities in the air, water and land that create and unclean environment
C) an element that pollutes
D) visible emissions from a smokestack or chimney
  • 10. respiratory
A) ground level fog and smoke
B) anything that has to do with breathing and taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
C) combination of all that exists around us which is necessary for us to survive
D) visible emissions from a smokestack or chimney
  • 11. plume
A) visible emissions from a smokestack or chimney
B) ground level fog and smoke
C) anything that has to do with breathing and taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
D) impurities in the air, water and land that create an unclean environment
  • 12. fossil fuels
A) coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the remains of ancient plants and animal life
B) something that is poisonous or deadly
C) impurities in the air, water and land that create an unclean environment
D) ground level fog and smoke
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