CH 12 Lesson 4 - Air Quality Review Activity

Tiny particles of dust, acid, and other chemicals

• radon

• Clean Air Act

• particulate matter

• carbon monoxide

• temperature inversion

Responsible for decreasing air pollution levels

• radon

• Clean Air Act

• particulate matter

• carbon monoxide

• temperature inversion

Traps pollution in air over cities

• radon

• Clean Air Act

• particulate matter

• carbon monoxide

• temperature inversion

Which example is a nonpoint source of air pollution?

• the chimney of a private home

• a smokestack from an electric power plant

• a highway that has many cars releasing exhaust

Pollution that forms when sunlight reacts with chemicals in the air is

• smog.

• radon.

• acid precipitation.

A factory smokestack is a

• point source of air pollution.

• nonpoint sources of air pollution.

• controlled source of air pollution.

Why have air pollution controls failed to decrease ground-level ozone?

• There are more cars on the roads.

• Air pollution controls are not effective against ozone.

• Ozone is not covered under the Clean Air Act of 1970.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Lead and this air pollutant have decreased the most

• radon

• Clean Air Act

• particulate matter

• carbon monoxide

• temperature inversion

Which example is an effect of acid precipitation?

• temperature inversions

• weathered stone on buildings

• an increase in the concentration of smog

Indoor pollutant emitted by some soil and rocks

• radon

• Clean Air Act

• particulate matter

• carbon monoxide

• temperature inversion