APES Air Pollution

Which system of the body is mainly affected by air pollution?

• Respiratory problems

• Immune

• Muscular

• Integument

A colorless, odorless gas -internal combustion- cars- can kill.

• Nitrogen oxides

• Ground-level ozone

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulfur dioxide

A metallic element that was once in gasoline, pipes and paint and can cause brain damage.

• Lead

• Particulate matter

• Ground-level ozone

• 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

Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?

• Acid rain

• Ozone

• Carbon monoxide

• Asbestos

Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called (smoke and fog)

• Air pollution

• Temperature inversion

• Light pollution

• Smog

What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars
• cigarretes 
• deforestation
• oil spills

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

—The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.

• true
• false

Used on factory stacks to remove gases and particulate.

• Filters
• Emission reducers
• Scrubbers
• Filter Strips

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Air quality has improved over the past 30 years.

• True
• False