The single largest source of many forms of atmospheric pollutants, including carbon monoxide, is

A. electricity-generating plants.
B. waste disposal by incineration.
C. transportation.
D. industrial and manufacturing activities.


Answer: C

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

What is diagenesis?

A) The change from a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock B) The weathering of carbonate rock due to dissolution C) The textural, compositional, and other changes that occur to sediments after deposition D) The two-stage cooling process that creates porphyritic rocks

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

________ is a "soft" solution to coastal erosion that tends to imitate natural processes

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Heat is thermal energy that flows due to

A. calorie imbalance. B. molecular speed. C. temperature differences. D. none of the above

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following was NOT discussed in the opening two-page spread of the Atmospheric Moisture chapter?

A) Clouds B) Precipitation C) Amount of moisture in the atmosphere D) Movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere E) All of these choices are correct

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences