Air and Water Pollution

What causes acid rain?

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

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead
• Ground-level ozone
• Particulate matter
• Nitrogen oxides

Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

• carbon monoxide
• radon
• ozone
• asbestos

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

Emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What process is the main contributor to the acid rain problem?

• Car exhaust
• Burning coal and oil
• Burning wood
• Air conditioners

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Where is the "GOOD" ozone located?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

When the air above is warmer than the air below, it is called a

• Temperature shift
• Temperature change
• Temperature inversion
• Temperature reversal

What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars
• cigarretes 
• deforestation
• oil spills

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An example of several minerals that are formed in long, thin fibers

• Smog
• Asbestos
• Radon
• VOCs