Environmental Science Quiz 12-2
 
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Environmental Science Quiz 12-2

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Section 2 - Air, Noise, and Light Pollution
 

 1. 

Which is a natural indoor air pollutant?
a.
carbon monoxide
b.
formaldehyde
c.
nitrogen oxides
d.
radon
 

 2. 

Which is not part of correcting sick-building syndrome?
a.
removing sources of indoor air pollution
b.
sealing cracks where air leaks into the building
c.
improving ventilation
d.
cleaning air ducts
 

 3. 

Which is true of air pollution and human health?
a.
Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases.
b.
Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.
c.
None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.
d.
Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.
 

 4. 

Which air pollutant scars the lungs?
a.
asbestos
b.
radon
c.
fungi
d.
ozone
 

Matching
 
 
Section 2 - Air, Noise, and Light Pollution

Choose the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a.
indoor air pollution
d.
noise pollution
b.
sick-building syndrome
e.
long-term effects of air pollution
c.
light pollution
f.
short-term effects of air pollution
 

 5. 

causes stress, high blood pressure, hearing loss
 

 6. 

solutions include shielding, time controls, and low-pressure sodium sources
 

 7. 

emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease
 

 8. 

can occur in tightly sealed buildings
 

 9. 

sources include plastics, carpets, cleaning fluids, radon, and asbestos
 

 10. 

headache, eye irritation, coughing, bronchitis
 



 
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