APES Atmospheric Pollution & Processes Test Corrections - Shope

2. Under which of the following conditions would excess ozone be expected?
A. sunny summer day
B. hot overcast day
C. rainy winter day
D. clear warm evening
E. rainy summer day

5. Causes of global temperature change are affected by all of the following except
A. polar ice caps
B. rise of sea levels
C. atmospheric gases
D. combustion of fossil fuels
E. planetary orbit & positioning

8. A change in pH from 4 to 6 would represent
A. increased alkalinity by a factor of 2
B. increased acidity by a factor of 2
C. increased acidity by a factor of 100
D. increased alkalinity by a factor of 100
E. an acid that is 20 times stronger

15. Particulate matter is considered harmful to human health when its size is below
A. 1mm
B. 10mm
C. 10 micrometers
D. 25 micrometers
E. 100 micrometers

16. Thermal inversions are usually short term events caused when
A. warm air moves on top of cool air
B. warm air is trapped between layers of cool air
C. cool air replaces warm air
D. pollutants are trapped in warm air
E. cool and warm air mix and trap pollutants

18. Acid “rain” would have the least damaging effect on which of the following?
A. outside statues and monuments
B. plant life at higher elevations
C. freshwater aquatic life
D. human skin
E. leaves

19. Acid deposition has serious secondary consequences as a result of this effect.
A. it damages living tissue
B. acids change pH of freshwater
C. acids react with alkaline compounds to neutralize soil
D. acids raise normal pH of rain from 5.6
E. acids release toxic elements such as lead, mercury

2. A
5. B
8. D
15. C
16. C
18. D
19. E