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Air Pollution

Authored by Shane McQuaid

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Air Pollution
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Noise pollution is considered a type of air pollution because... (Select all that apply)

it affects human health and the quality of life

it affects wildlife by inhibiting communication

noise travels the slowest through air

humans have better hearing than most animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What unit of measurement is used to quantify the intensity of sound (How loud it is)?

Decibel (dB)

Hertz (Hz)

Pitch

Frequency

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What unit of measurement is used to quantify the frequency of sound (The pitch)?

Decibel (dB)

Hertz (Hz)

Amplitude

Period

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Sound is nothing more than vibrations in the medium (air or water) that we are in. What type of waves does sound produce?

Longitudinal waves (Compression waves)

Transverse waves

Surface waves

Ocean waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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The decibel scale is logarithmic scale. What does logarithmic mean?

That each increase on the decibel scale actually increases its intensity exponentially

That each increase on the decibel scale is actually only a very small increase that is almost negligible

That each increase on the decibel scale is linear

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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30 dB are 100x's louder than a 10 dB noise & 40 dB are 1,000x's louder than a 10 dB noise. How much louder are fireworks (140 dB) than a normal conversation (60 dB)?

100,000,000 (100 Million times louder)

1,000,000 (1 Million times louder)

100,000 (100 Thousand times louder)

10,000 (10 Thousand times louder)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is the threshold in which sounds can be damaging to the anatomy of our ears & pose significant threat to wildlife?

35 dB

55 dB

85 dB

105 dB

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