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Air Quality Quiz #1

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A substance that has a pH of 8.5 is 100 times more alkaline than a substance with a pH of 7.5.
 

 2. 

Rain is naturally acidic.
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 3. 

Most air pollution is trapped in the _______________ which is where we live.
 

 

 4. 

If a substance has a pH of 5.8, this substance is considered to be ________________.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match the following terms and definitions.
a.
air
e.
carbon dioxide
b.
air pollution
f.
nitrous oxides
c.
atmosphere
g.
catalytic converter
d.
fossil fuels
h.
pH scale
 

 5. 

a scale developed to measure the alkalinity or acidity of a substance
 

 6. 

are compounds that contain nitrogen and oxygen and are generally produced by the burning of fossil fuels
 

 7. 

coal, oil and natural gas formed from the remains of ancient plant and animal life
 

 8. 

the whole mass of air surrounding the Earth
 

 9. 

the soiling of the atmosphere by containments to the point that it may injure health, property, plant or animal life.
 

 10. 

a colorless, odorless, tasteless mixture of gases
 



 
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