Air Quality and Pollution

Which of the following is NOT an air pollutant?

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxides of nitrogen

• Sulfur dioxide

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

• Difficulty in breathing

• Factories

• Eye irritation

• Drinking water

What is a harmful effect of breathing in carbon monoxide?

• Cause dizziness

• High blood pressure

• Corrosion of skin

• Change of one's voice

Can you see oxygen particles with the naked eye?

• Yes

• No

Which is not a reason why we need fresh air?

• To breathe

• To survive

• To be healthy

• To fart

Which is a natural pollutant?

• ozone

• volcanic ash

• nitrogen dioxide

• smog

What types of air pollution can the gases from car exhaust create?

• ozone

• smog and acid rain

• sulfur dioxide

• oxygen

What types of pollutants can industrial power plants make?

• sulfur oxides

• oxygen

• good stuff

• bad stuff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

When fossil fuels are burned, they let out oxides into the air. When these oxides mix with water in the atmosphere, they make acid, which fall as precipitation. This is called....

• acid rain.

• ozone.

• climate change.

• point source pollution.

What type of people have the most trouble with living with air pollution?

• elderly (old) people

• healthy people

• teenagers

• hipsters