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10/11/23, 11:16 PM Quiz 1: ENV 6932-001, ENV 4072-001: Sustainability/Pollution Prev https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/142990/quizzes/443285 1/6 Quiz 1 Due Aug 29 at 11:59pm Points 23 Questions 23 Available after Aug 28 at 9:45pm Time Limit 23 Minutes Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 23 minutes 23 out of 23 Score for this quiz: 23 out of 23 Submitted Aug 29 at 9:33pm This attempt took 23 minutes. Please answer the following questions. Quizzes are open-note; however, you should not consult with other students. 1 / 1 pts Question 1 A combination of high levels of SO and PM exacerbated by air inversion caused the 1952 London smog. 2 False True Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 2 Photochemical (aka LA-type) smog forms due to a reaction between VOCs and NOx, catalyzed by sunlight, to create noxious pollutants such as ozone, formaldehyde, etc. False True Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 3 Incomplete combustion is a major source of CO emissions. False True Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 4 10/11/23, 11:16 PM Quiz 1: ENV 6932-001, ENV 4072-001: Sustainability/Pollution Prev https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/142990/quizzes/443285 2/6 Leaded gasoline, paints, and batteries are examples of man-made sources of Pb emissions. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 5 High-temperature combustion is a common man-made source of NO emissions. 2 True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 6 Combustion, construction, and cement industry are sample sources of particulate emissions. False True Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 7 Agricultural activities are among the major sources of ammonia emissions. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 8 Paints, solvents and fossil fuels are sample contributors to VOC emissions. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 9
10/11/23, 11:16 PM Quiz 1: ENV 6932-001, ENV 4072-001: Sustainability/Pollution Prev https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/142990/quizzes/443285 3/6 Anaerobic decomposition of waste is a major source of H S emissions. 2 True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 10 Coal and waste combustion are among the main anthropogenic sources of lead (Pb). True False Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 11 Coal combustion is a major source of SO and mercury emissions. 2 False True Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 12 Plastic pollution in surface waters is of concern as plastics do not decay for a long time and also block sunlight. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 13 CO does not contribute to acidification of surface waters. 2 False Correct! Correct! True 1 / 1 pts Question 14 10/11/23, 11:16 PM Quiz 1: ENV 6932-001, ENV 4072-001: Sustainability/Pollution Prev https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/142990/quizzes/443285 4/6 Eutrophication is caused by detergent disposal, septic leachate, and/or agricultural run-off. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 15 Cuyahoga River fire, public health crises in Times Beach and Love Canal, and Exxon Valdez and BP oil spills are examples of environmental disasters in the United States. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 16 The time gap between banning CFCs and the healing of ozone layer was due to the long atmospheric lifetime of CFCs. True Correct! Correct! False 1 / 1 pts Question 17 Ozone layer depletion is more severe near the equator. False Correct! Correct! True 1 / 1 pts Question 18 Each chlorine atom can destroy very few O molecules over its lifetime. 3 True False Correct! Correct!
10/11/23, 11:16 PM Quiz 1: ENV 6932-001, ENV 4072-001: Sustainability/Pollution Prev https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/142990/quizzes/443285 5/6 1 / 1 pts Question 19 The environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and nanotechnology products are well-understood True False Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 20 The Clean Water Act of 1977 and the Clean Air Act of 1970 are examples of the efforts made by the U.S. government to tackle environmental pollution. False True Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 21 According to the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, pollution handling should be done in the following order: recycling, treatment, prevention or reduction at the source, and disposal. False Correct! Correct! True 1 / 1 pts Question 22 Which Act created the USEPA? Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act National Environmental Policy Act Correct! Correct! 1 / 1 pts Question 23 The USEPA is in charge of protecting nation's Land 10/11/23, 11:16 PM Quiz 1: ENV 6932-001, ENV 4072-001: Sustainability/Pollution Prev https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/142990/quizzes/443285 6/6 All of them Correct! Correct! Water Air Quiz Score: 23 out of 23
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