EXERCISES

Air Pollution

Instruction:
Choose the correct answer from the given selection. Write the letter of the answer
beside each number.

B 1. These are finely divided solid or liquid articles suspended in gas. It includes dust, fume, fog
and smoke.
a. Dust c. Emission
b. aerosols d. fly ash

C 2. The chemical combination of oxygen and combustible matter resulting in the rapid
release of energy and products of combustion.
a. Air contaminants c. combustion
b. Emission d. smoke

A 3. These are solid particles generated by condensation of metals from gaseous state.
a. Fumes c. smog
b. Fly ash d. smoke

D 4. The unit of measure used to report particle size.

a. Kg/m3 c. ppm
b. µg/m3 d. µm

A 5. It is the amount of a molecular substance whose weight, in grams, is numerically equal to

the molecular weight of that substance.
a. Gram molecular weight c. atomic weight
b. Gram molecular volume d. atomic mass

A 6. The temperature measured relative to absolute zero. The scales include Kelvin and
Rankine.
a. Absolute Temperature c. Standard Temperature
b. Absolute pressure d. Standard Pressure

C 7. These operations generate emissions of gases, particulate matter and chemical

compounds from raising animals and grow crops.
a. transportation c. agricultural operation
 b. natural calamity d. industrial emission

D 8. This small solid and liquid particulates suspended in the air include primarily dust, smoke,
and mineral particulates.
a. Sulfur Dioxide c. Lead
b. Carbon Monoxide d. Total Suspended Particulates

A 9. A gas composed of three oxygen atoms that is formed when molecules of oxygen break
apart by Ultraviolet radiation.
a. Ozone c. Nitrogen
b. Lead d. Carbon Dioxide

C 10. When cold air is denser than warm air, and it resists rising above the warm air, the cold air
is said to be
a. Inversion layer c. stable air
b. Thermal inversion d. altitude

C 11. The undesirable change in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the
atmosphere.
a. Air atmosphere c. air pollution
b. pollution d. combustion

D 12. It describes the many smaller stationary sources whose emission may be low but whose
collective emission can be significant.
a. Natural sources c. mobile sources
b. Agricultural sources d. area sources

B 13. A reactive metal that will combine with oxygen and non-metal. The fourth most
common metal in use.
a. copper c. Cadmium
b. Zinc d. Antimony

A 14. A reddish-colored metal that is insoluble in water as well as in isopropyl alcohol.

a. Copper c. Cadmium
b. Zinc d. Antimony

D 15. A greenhouse gas that helps the atmosphere retain more heat than usual, thus
contributing global warming.
a. Methane c. Hydrofluorocarbon
 b. Nitrous Oxide d. Carbon Dioxide

A 16. A small gas borne liquid or solid formed by incomplete combustion consisting of carbon
and combustible material.
a. smoke c. fumes
b. smog d. fly ash

C 17. When forest fires occur, it emits large quantity of pollutants. The pollutants were called
a. Agricultural source c. natural source
b. Mobile source d. stationary source

C 18. The operation of production of metal from the ore and production of alloys from ingot
and scrap.
a. Oil refinery c. metallurgical
b. Brick and ceramic work d. cement work

D 19. A fibrous material used as insulation, building material and for fire proofing.
a. Mercury c. cadmium
b. antimony d. asbestos

A 20. A gas that attacked the protective ozone layer and exposing life on earth to the adverse
UV radiation.
a. Chlorofluorocarbon c. Perfluorocarbon
b. Hydrofluorocarbon d. Sulfur hexafluoride

C 21. Biological decay, forest fires and lightning strikes leads to production of air pollution.
These are examples of what source of air pollution?
a. Mobile sources c. natural sources
b. Stationary sources d. anthropogenic source

B 22. The National Guideline Value for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) was known to be 0.08 ppm at
the maximum tolerance of 24 hours exposure. What was the Nitrogen Dioxide concentration in
µg/m3 if the sample was taken at 30oC and 110.33 kPa?

a. 438.29 µg/m3 c. 483.29 µg/m3

b. 348.29 µg/m3 d. 384.29 µg/m3b
C 23. The Carbon Monoxide (CO) is measured to have 0.0136 ppm or 35 µg/m3. Determine
the absolute temperature in oK if the 2m3 sample was taken at 13 kPa gage pressure.
a. 180o c. 200o
 b. 190o d. 210o

A 24. A folmaldehyde sample (CH2O) was taken at 75oF and a pressure of 120.33 kPa
absolute. The sample was measured to have 0.02 ppm or 50 µg/m 3. Determine the volume of
sample of the air.
a. 1.71 m3 c. 7.11 m3
b. 1.17 m3 d. 11.7 m3

A 25. Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is taken as a sample and measured at 90oF and 30 kPa gage
pressure. The 1.8 m3 sample was found to contain 120 µg/m3. What was the sample
concentration in ppm?
a. 0.028 c. 0.802
b. 0.208 d. 0.820