Earth Science: Air Pollution

Humans make a lot of air pollution by burning _________ fuels.

• natural

• electric

• organic

• fossil

What effect does air pollution have on people?

• heart disease

• cancer

• respiratory infections

• damage to the ozone

• all of the answers are correct

What do you call something that causes air pollution?

• fossil fuel

• acid rain

• pollutant

• chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What color of the Air Quality Index lets us know that the air outside is "good"?

• green

• yellow

• orange

• red

• maroon

What color of the Air Quality Index lets us know that the air outside is "unhealthy"?

• green

• yellow

• orange

• red

• maroon

What color of the Air Quality Index lets us know that the air outside is 304, can you safely go outside?

• If the Air Index is maroon it is not a good idea to go outside.

• The air index is yellow and most of us can go outside.

• If the Air Index is maroon it is a good idea to go outside.

• It is very unhealthy for some people to go outside.

• maroon

Click on ALL of the sources of POLLUTION below.

• volcano

• forest fires

• swimming in a pond

• dust storms

• Throwing garbage and waste in the trash can.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What can you do to help stop pollution?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3