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

When a building has bad air quality, it has something called

• Sick building syndrome
• Radon
• Carbon monoxide
• Smog

—The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.

• true
• false

What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars
• cigarretes 
• deforestation
• oil spills

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat

When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called

• Smog
• Primary pollutant
• Secondary pollutant
• Air pollution

Emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

• indoor air pollution
• long-term effects of air pollution
• short-term effects of air pollution
• sick-building syndrome

How can smog be dangerous?

• It smells bad
• People can't breath well
• It blocks the sun
• It causes skin damage

How are people and animals affected by the hole in the ozone layer?

• Breathing problems
• Skin infections
• Increased cases of skin cancer
• Flooding due to higher temperatures