Urban Air Pollution (DP IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS): SL): Exam Questions

Identify which effects last longer, those resulting from acute pollution or those resulting from chronic pollution.

Briefly outline how catalytic converters can reduce urban air pollution.

When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere, primarily from the combustion of fossil fuels, they can form acids.

State the two acids formed.

Acid deposition is a significant environmental issue caused by human activities. It occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere, primarily from the combustion of fossil fuels.

State the two main ways that SO₂ and NO_x can be deposited.

Suggest why buildings and statues made out of limestone and marble are damaged by acid deposition.

Acidic deposition accelerates the leaching of essential nutrients from soil, which reduces their availability for plants, leading to nutrient deficiencies and impacting plant growth and overall ecosystem productivity.

Identify one of these nutrients.