Question

1. use the information to answer the following question. gwinnett county requires an emissions test to measure the amount of pollutants (greenhouse gases) produced by a car. if the car is releasing too many pollutants, the car will fail the emissions test and cannot get a license plate. without a license plate, the car cannot be driven. is requiring an emissions test a good way for gwinnett county to help improve air quality? a. no, larger trucks don’t produce harmful greenhouse gases. b. no, smaller cars and trucks don’t produce harmful greenhouse gases. c. yes, all vehicles will drive smaller vehicles which produce less greenhouse gases. d. yes, more people will drive smaller vehicles which produce less greenhouse gases.

Explanation:

To determine if requiring an emissions test helps improve air quality, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Larger trucks do produce harmful greenhouse gases, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Smaller cars and trucks still produce harmful greenhouse gases, just potentially less than larger ones, but the test targets all cars releasing too many pollutants. So B is incorrect.
• Option C: The emissions test ensures that cars releasing excessive pollutants (greenhouse gases) fail and can't get a license plate, meaning they can't be driven. This reduces the number of high - emitting vehicles on the road, thus reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. So C is correct.
• Option D: The emissions test is about reducing emissions from cars, not about more people driving smaller vehicles. So D is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Yes, all vehicles producing harmful greenhouse gases will be restricted (or similar reasoning - the key is that the test stops high - emitting cars from being driven, improving air quality).