Starter quiz

  • Which of the following is a potential source of pollutants?
    • car exhaust fumes  ✓
    • industrial smoke  ✓
    • power station emissions  ✓
    • volcanoes  ✓
    • plants
  • Which pollutant does complete combustion release into the atmosphere?
    • carbon monoxide
    • carbon particulates
    • carbon dioxide  ✓
  • When a fuel combusts, which gas from the air does it react with?
    • 'oxygen' ✓
  • Which of the following pollutants are produced during the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels?
    • carbon monoxide  ✓
    • carbon particulates  ✓
    • carbon dioxide
  • If a fuel containing sulfur reacts with oxygen, which of the following is a possible product?
    • nitrogen dioxide
    • sulfur dioxide  ✓
    • phosphorus dioxide
  • What is the name given to a chemical that speeds up the rate of a reaction without being used up itself?
    • 'catalyst' ✓
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