IB ESS SL 8.3.2 Primary pollutant sources Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 8.3.2 by applying primary pollutant sources concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 8.3.2 by applying primary pollutant sources concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Figure Average hourly variation in ozone on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure Average hourly variation in NOx on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure Average hourly variation in SO2 on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil
Outline one possible source of the pollutant shown in Figure.
a. burning of fossil fuels in power plants/industry;
b. combustion of fossil fuels in motor vehicles;
c. manufacturing fertilizers / cement kilns / oil refining;
d. lightning oxidizes atmospheric nitrogen / soil microbial activity / volcanic activity;
e. incineration of waste