ES Unit 8 - Air Pollution

What is it called to add harmful substances to air degrading its quality for living things?

• air pollution

• asthma

• land pollution

• water pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Who sets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)?

• ASPCA

• EPA

• FBLA

• NBA

Which of the following is a NATURAL cause of air pollution?

• coal burning power plant

• emissions from traffic

• pollen and fungi spores

• smelting at metal refineries

Which of the following is a human-caused form of air pollution?

• dust storm from wind

• factories in the industrial plant

• pollen from flowers

• volcanic eruption

Air pollution is often listed as the cause of death for people.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following are the MAIN contributors to air pollution?

• buses and trains, but not cars

• construction and forestry

• tractors and other farm equipment

• vehicles and industry

What is formed when water mixes with sulfur dioxide and undergoes a chemical reaction?

• acid rain

• nitric acid

• photochemical smog

• thermal inversion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Primary pollutants are released directly from a source. What must happen for a SECONDARY pollutant for form?

• a chemical reaction between an air pollutant and another substance

• a photochemical reaction must be stimulated by sunlight

• a thermal inversion must occur

• temperatures must reach above 100 degrees Celsius

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Who would most likely be exposed to the most PM?

• construction worker

• ER doctor

• plumber

• teacher

Brown smog is formed by ALL of the following EXCEPT

• a chemical reaction stimulated by sunlight

• radon from the Earth's crust

• nitrogen oxides from traffic

• VOC's from traffic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2