Type of Air Pollutants

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: carbon monoxide

• primary air pollutant

• secondary air pollutant

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitric acid

• primary air pollutant

• secondary air pollutant

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: sulfuric acid

• primary air pollutant

• secondary air pollutant

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: VOCs

• primary air pollutant

• secondary air pollutant

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: particulate matter

• primary air pollutant

• secondary air pollutant

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitrogen oxides

• primary air pollutant

• secondary air pollutant

Ozone is considered a pollutant in the stratosphere, but not the troposphere.

• True

• False

Which type of air pollutant is emitted directly?

• Secondary air pollutants

• Primary air pollutants

• Ozone

• Water

Which type of air pollution is formed when pollutants react with sunlight and each other?

• primary air pollutants

• secondary air pollutants

• VOCs

• hydrocarbons

Which type of pollutants are chemical compounds that can cause harm to human health or damage the environment?

• Organic Air Pollutants

• Inorganic Air Pollutants

• Nonatmospheric Air Pollutants

• Hazardous Air Pollutants

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4