Grades K-2 Air Pollution
1. What color is clean air?
A. clear
B. white
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
1. Which gas is the most common in the atmosphere?
A. N2 nitrogen
B. O2 oxygen
C. Ar argon
CORRECT: A, A
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2. Where is air found?
A. all over the surface of the earth
B. on the moon
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
2. Before 1800, the amount of carbon dioxide in the air was about 0.03% . Now the amount is 0.04%. If this trend continues, how much carbon dioxide might be in the air in 200 years?
A. 0.05%
B. 0.04%
C. 0.03%
CORRECT: A, A
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3. What kind of matter spreads out to completely fill a container like air in a balloon?
A. a gas
B. a liquid
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
3. Which of these are most commonly burned to make electricity?
A. coal and natural gas
B. oxygen and natural gas
C. uranium and plutonium
CORRECT: A, A
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4. Which gas in the air is the one needed for breathing?
A. oxygen
B. helium
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
4. What did the remains of plants that lived and died in swamps many millions of years ago change into?
A. coal
B. oil
C. diesel fuel
CORRECT: A, A
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5. Which gas in the air do people breathe out?
A. carbon dioxide
B. oxygen
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
5. Which of these are most commonly burned to heat homes?
A. natural gas, fuel oil or wood
B. uranium, plutonium or oxygen
C. oxygen, hydrogen or coal
CORRECT: A, A
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6. What does carbon dioxide help plants do?
A. turn sunlight into food
B. turn food into energy
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
6. Which disease has the symptoms of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and a tight feeling in the chest?
A. asthma
B. arthritis
C. diabetes
CORRECT: A, A
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
7. Which of these is moved by air?
A. a windmill
B. an electric fan
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
7. What color in the Air Quality Index means the air is unhealthy for people with asthma but ok for others?
A. orange
B. purple
C. green
CORRECT: A, A
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8. Which of these is filled with air?
A. a bicycle tire
B. a windmill
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
8. What is it when gases, liquids or particles in the air are in high enough concentrations to harm living things or the ecosystem?
A. air pollution
B. water pollution
C. strong smells
CORRECT: A, A
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9. What color is smoke?
A. black, brown or gray
B. white
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
9. If you had to live within five miles of a power plant, where would be the best place to have your house to avoid air pollution?
A. upwind from the power plant
B. downwind from the power plant
C. perpendicular to the prevailing winds
CORRECT: A, A
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10. When a log burns, some of it turns into ashes. What happens to the rest?
A. it turns into water vapor and gases
B. it turns into soil
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
10. What is it called when a car, bus or truck leaves the motor running even when it is not moving?
A. idling
B. reving the engine
C. slowing down
CORRECT: A, A
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11. What does a burning campfire give off besides heat and light?
A. smoke
B. clean air
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
11. When 100 pounds of wood is burned, only 2 pounds is left as ashes. The rest is changed into water vapor and other gases. How much do all these gases weigh?
A. 98 pounds
B. 2 pounds
C. 100 pounds
CORRECT: A, A
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12. If there is no wind blowing, which way will the smoke from a fire go?
A. straight up
B. where the wind is blowing to
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
12. What is the percentage of Oxyeng in the atmosphere?
A. 1%
B. 21%
C. 78%
CORRECT: A, B
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13. Where are you standing if the wind blows from a campfire to you?
A. downwind
B. upwind
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
13. When a piece of wood burns, it turns into a small pile of ashes and a little water vapor. The rest of the wood changes into a gas. What gas does it turn into?
A. nitrogen (N2
B. carbon dioxide (CO2)
C. oxygen (O2)
CORRECT: A, B
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14. Where can you sit by a campfire to keep the smoke out of your eyes and nose?
A. upwind
B. downwind
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
14. Which of these is most commonly burned in the tank of a car to make it move?
A. uranium
B. gasoline
C. coal
CORRECT: A, B
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
15. What color is steam?
A. white
B. clear
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
15. What did the remains of organisms that lived and died in oceans many millions of yeare ago change into?
A. uranium
B. oil
C. coal
CORRECT: A, B
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16. Where is the exhaust pipe on a car or bus?
A. at the back
B. at the front
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
16. What health problems does smoke cause?
A. headache and dizzyness
B. trouble breathing and tight feeling in chest
C. stomach upset and nausea
CORRECT: A, B
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17. What does clean air smell like?
A. like smoke
B. nice
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
17. How does air pollution affect children?
A. their brains don't work as well
B. their lungs don't develop properly
C. their muscles don't work as well
CORRECT: B, B
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18. What is air?
A. a mixture of solids
B. a mixture of gases
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
18. What is the index used daily to show how healthy the air is in an area?
A. temperature
B. AQI - Air Quality Index
C. TRI - Toxics Release Inventory
CORRECT: B, B
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19. Which gas in the air is the most common?
A. oxygen
B. nitrogen
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
19. When a car, truck or bus burns gasoline, where do the gases from burning come out?
A. the back windows
B. the exhaust pipe at the back
C. the grill at the front
CORRECT: B, B
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
20. Which gas in the air do plants use to make all their body parts?
A. oxygen
B. carbon dioxide
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
20. What is a place where electricity is produced and distributed to a large network of users?
A. a charging station
B. a power plant
C. a solar roof
CORRECT: B, B
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21. What does oxygen help people, plants and animals do?
A. turn sunlight into food
B. turn food into energy
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
21. What color are gases?
A. they are all gray
B. it depends on the gas
C. they are all clear
CORRECT: B, B
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22. What is wind?
A. moving water
B. moving air
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
22. What comes out the exhaust pipe on a car or bus?
A. just water vapor
B. smoke and gases
C. just air
CORRECT: B, B
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23. Which of these makes the air move?
A. a windmill
B. an electric fan
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
23. What is the percentage of Carbon Dioxide in the air?
A. 78%
B. 1%
C. .04%
CORRECT: B, C
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24. What is made by warm air rising and cooler air flowing into the empty space?
A. rain
B. wind
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
24. When fossil fuels burn, what is the most common gas they produce?
A. oxygen (O2)
B. nitrogen (N2
C. carbon dioxide (CO2)
CORRECT: B, C
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
25. How do the ashes from a burned log compare to the log?
A. the ashes take up the same space as the log
B. the ashes take up much less space than the log
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
25. Which of these is most commonly burned in the tank of a large truck or bus to make it move?
A. wood
B. oxygen
C. diesel fuel
CORRECT: B, C
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
26. How does your nose tell if there is smoke in the air you are breathing?
A. it sees it
B. it smells it
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
26. Which of these are fossil fuels?
A. shells from ancient ocean animals
B. logs of wood
C. coal, oil and natural gas
CORRECT: B, C
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27. How can you tell which way the wind is blowing?
A. by watching which way the water in a river flows
B. by watching which way the trees and grass bend
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
27. Which disease causes long-term difficulty with breathing?
A. colds
B. arthritis
C. asthma
CORRECT: B, C
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
28. If the wind is blowing, which way will the smoke from a fire go?
A. where the wind is blowing from
B. where the wind is blowing to
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
28. Which of these is most likely to trigger an asthma attack?
A. drinking a glass of water after exercising
B. fishing in a pond out in the country
C. running when the air quality is bad
CORRECT: B, C
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
29. Where are you standing if the wind blows from you to the campfire?
A. downwind
B. upwind
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
29. What is a kind of air pollution is made of gases, liquids and particles big enough to see in the air?
A. PM 2.5
B. ozone
C. smoke
CORRECT: B, C
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30. What happens when you breathe in too much smoke?
A. your stomach is upset and you feel sick
B. your chest feels tight and it is hard to breathe
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
30. Where is air pollution usually the worst?
A. in small towns
B. on farms
C. in big cities
CORRECT: B, C
Grades K-2 Air Pollution
31. What is steam?
A. raindrops
B. small drops of water in the air
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
31. Which sources of electricity do not produce significant air pollution?
A. burning coal or oil
B. burning wood or agricultural wastes
C. solar, wind and water
CORRECT: B, C
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32. What is a mixture of particles, drops of liquid and gases?
A. fog
B. smoke
Grades 3-5 Air Pollution
32. What color is carbon dioxide?
A. gray
B. brown
C. clear
CORRECT: B, C