Air & Water Pollution Study Guide

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

• holes in the ozone layer

• increased particles in the air

• acid rain

• healthy air to breath

• smog

Exposure to too much radon gas can cause

• lung cancer

• sun burn

• blindness

• acne

How do humans cause air pollution?

• plowing of fields

• burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)

• using solar power

• driving electric cars

What is the main cause of air pollution?

• plowing fields and releasing dust

• using solar power

• burning fossil fuels

• using water power

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

• global warming

• photosynthesis

• smog

A mixture of smoke, fog and chemicals in the air is known as ________.

• oxygen

• radiation

• smog

What are ways that we can decrease air pollution?

• carpool

• conserving electricity

• follow laws made by the EPA

• burning extra fossil fuels

An underground water supply is...

• erosion

• river

• water shed

• aquifer

Pollution traced to a single point

• water shed

• permeable

• point source pollution

• non-point source pollution

Allowing liquids to pass through, such as water through the ground

• permeable

• pollution

• impermeable

• yup, you know it