Air Pollution Quiz

What is air pollution?

• Any harmful substance that builds up in the air

• pollen, dust, gases

• industrial pollution

• chemicals in the water

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

Which ones are consider primary air pollutants?

• Nitrogen oxides

• Sulfur dioxides

• Carbon monoxide

• all are correct!!!!

Air pollution problems became worse around the Industrial Revolution of the 1800’s when fossils fuel usage increased and no standards existed.

• true

• false

Smog is air pollution that hangs over urban areas and reduces visibility.

• TRUE

• FALSE

—The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.

• true

• false

A —____________ is a warm air mass traps a cool air mass it will trap pollution with it.

• Temperature Inversion

• Acid rain formation

• Air pollution

• neither of the answer choices

The 78% of the normal composition of air is...?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

• Argon

The biggest producer of Carbon Monoxide is

• Factories

• Transportation

• Chemical waste

• Fires