Air Pollution

In the picture of the healthy and smoker's lungs, the healthy lung still had spots because of ___________.

• smoking
• acid rain
• air pollution
• ozone

What causes acid rain?

• High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
• Fertilizer use
• Pesticide use
• CFCs

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

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

What is a secondary 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