Question 1
Which gas is released in large quantities when coal, oil, or natural gas is burned?
- Carbon dioxide
- Neon
- Helium
- Hydrogen
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Carbon dioxide
Nature · Environment
Pollution trivia quiz
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What the Pollution questions cover
- Acid Rain
- Indoor Air
- Microplastics
- Air Quality
- Dead Zones
- Eutrophication
- Fine Particles
- Hazardous Waste
- Industrial Disaster
- Lead Pollution
- Marine Debris
- Mercury
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Question 2
Which class of chemicals once used in many aerosol sprays and refrigerators damages the protective high-altitude layer that blocks ultraviolet radiation?
- Phosphates
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- Silicates
- Nitrates
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Chlorofluorocarbons
Question 3
Which gas from burning sulfur-rich coal is a major contributor to acidic precipitation?
- Helium
- Argon
- Sulfur dioxide
- Oxygen
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Sulfur dioxide
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