QZ 8: Air Pollution

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat

The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs
• Increase in greenhouse gases
• Increased global temperatures
• Sulfuric and nitric acids

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Global warming is due to 

• Greenhouse gases
• Nitric and sulfuric acids
• CFCs
• Ozone depletion

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Greenhouses gases

• Absorb and radiate heat
• Destroy the ozone layer
• Cause respiratory problems
• Create smog

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Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

• Carbon dioxide
• Water vapor
• Methane
• Nitric oxides

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Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable

• True
• False

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Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called

• Air pollution
• Temperature inversion
• Light pollution
• Smog

What causes acid rain?

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

CFC's cause harm to our 

• Troposphere
• Inversion Layer
• Ozone Layer
• Carbon Dioxide

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Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.

• temperature decrease
• headaches
• emissions
• natural pollution

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