Env. Sci. Pollution

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

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

• holes in the ozone layer

• increased particles in the air

• acid rain

• healthy air to breath

• smog

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

• global warming

• photosynthesis

• smog

Humans increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by

• burning fossil fuels

• recycling

• using mass transit

• raising ocean levels

What are ways that we can decrease air pollution?

• carpool

• conserving electricity

• follow laws made by the EPA

• burning extra fossil fuels

Lowers the level of oxygen carried in the blood

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• phosphorus

• mercury

A mixture of gases that surround us that is invisible, tasteless and colorless.

• Water

• Sun

• Air

• Soil

What does the ozone layer protect us from?

• carbon monoxide posioning
• heat from the sun
• UV rays from the sun
• smog

Who is the main cause of water pollution ?

• Animals

• Humans

• Both

Which one is an example of recycling? 
 
  

• Reusing a paper bag for lunch. 
•  Using less water to take a bath. 
• Making new glass bottles from old ones.
• Using plastic cups instead of paper cups.