Air Pollution

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources
• Aquatic life
• Architecture/buildings
• All options are correct

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

• Respiratory problems
• Reduced food sources for humans
• Increased disease for humans
• Decrease in global temperatures

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead
• Ground-level ozone
• Particulate matter
• Nitrogen oxides

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

• Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
• Particulate matter & lead
• Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
• Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

When the air above is warmer than the air below, it is called a

• Temperature shift
• Temperature change
• Temperature inversion
• Temperature reversal

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

—The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.

• true
• false

What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars
• cigarretes 
• deforestation
• oil spills

Air quality has improved over the past 30 years.

• True
• False

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

• Water droplets
• Allergens
• Particulate matter
• Combustibles