Air Pollution

Air is mostly comprised of...

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

Which of the following is NOT a type of natural pollution?

• Power plants

• Dust storms

• Volcanoes

• Burning vegetation

Which of the following IS a type of human caused pollution?

• Power plants

• Dust storms

• Volcanoes

• Burning vegetation

a pollutant that is put directly into air is the definition of...

• a primary pollutant

• a seconday pollutant

The _____________________ gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate vehicle emissions in the U.S. and enforced by each state

• Clean Air Act

• Cleanliness Act

• Air Pollution Act

There may be multiple answers - which of the following IS a type of fossil fuel?

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

When air pollution hangs over urban areas and reduces your ability to see is the definition of

• Smog

• Temperature Inversion

• Secondhand Smoke

____________ is when the air above is warmer than the air below it (unusual, usually it is the opposite)

• Smog

• Temperature Inversion

• Secondhand Smoke

Smoke being inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by another person is called...

• First hand smoke

• Second hand smoke

• Third hand smoke

_________ is colorless, tasteless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the decay of uranium that occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust

• Radon gas

• Oxygen gas

• Nitrogen gas