APES Unit 7 Vocab

What is undesired ambient sound?

• Radon-222

• Primary Pollutant

• Noise Pollution

• Nitrogen Oxide

What are Hydrocarbons?

• An organic compound consisting solely of hydrogen & carbon atoms

• One of a large group of potentially harmful organic chemicals used in industrial processes

• Any of several types of mineral that form long, thin microscopic fibers

• Colorless toxic gas that is formed by the oxidation of nitrogen

U.S legislation that strengthened regulation pertaining to air quality standards, auto emissions, toxic air pollution, acid deposition, & depletion of the ozone layer, while introducing market based incentives to reduce pollution Is?

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Photochemical Smog

• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)

• Clean Air Act

What is Sulfur Dioxide?

• A colorless gas that can result from the combustion of coal

• A hazardous substance produced through the reaction of substances added to the atmosphere with chemicals normally found I the atmosphere

• One of a large group of potentially harmful organic chemicals used in industrial processes

• Solid or liquid particles small enough to be suspended in the atmosphere & able to damage respiratory tissues when inhaled

What is The most stable isotope of radon?

• Secondary Pollutant

• Asbestos

• Thermal Inversion

• Radon-222

What is Photochemical Smog?

• A hazardous substance, such as soot or carbon monoxide, that is emitted into the troposphere in a form that is directly harmful.

• “Brown air” smog caused by light-driven reactions of primary pollutants with normal atmospheric compounds that produce a mix of over 100 different chemicals, ground-level ozone often being the most abundant among them

• An organic compound consisting solely of hydrogen & carbon atoms

• Colorless toxic gas that is formed by the oxidation of nitrogen

Pathological conditions affecting the organs & tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals Is?

• Respiratory problems

• Thermal Inversion

• Asbestos

• Noise Pollution

What is Primary Pollutant?

• A hazardous substance produced through the reaction of substances added to the atmosphere with chemicals normally found I the atmosphere

• A hazardous substance, such as soot or carbon monoxide, that is emitted into the troposphere in a form that is directly harmful

• One of a large group of potentially harmful organic chemicals used in industrial processes

• Solid or liquid particles small enough to be suspended in the atmosphere & able to damage respiratory tissues when inhaled

Colorless toxic gas that is formed by the oxidation of nitrogen Is?

• Thermal Inversion

• Clean Air Act

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Sulfur Dioxide

What is Particulates/particulate matter?

• Any of several types of mineral that form long, thin microscopic fibers

• Solid or liquid particles small enough to be suspended in the atmosphere & able to damage respiratory tissues when inhaled

• U.S legislation that strengthened regulation pertaining to air quality standards, auto emissions, toxic air pollution, acid deposition, & depletion of the ozone layer, while introducing market based incentives to reduce pollution

• “Brown air” smog caused by light-driven reactions of primary pollutants with normal atmospheric compounds that produce a mix of over 100 different chemicals, ground-level ozone often being the most abundant among them