Pollution

What is the main cause of air pollution?

• plowing fields and releasing dust

• using solar power

• burning fossil fuels

• using water power

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.

• Nitrogen oxides
• Ground-level ozone
• Carbon monoxide
• Sulfur dioxide

The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions.

• true

• false

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What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

What is a secondary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

Ozone and acid rain are both pollutants formed through reactions in the atmosphere. This makes them

• primary air pollutants
• secondary air pollutants 
• atmospheric transport
• atmospheric deposition

Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.

• temperature decrease
• headaches
• emissions
• natural pollution

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These are two ways people can reduce air pollution.

• Drive vehicles that get low gas mileage / Burn trash at home
• Burn less fossil fuels / walk and ride bikes
• Create major forest fires / Use CFC's
• Burn styrofoam at landfills / Use more chlorine

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Select the natural form of air pollution.

• CFC's
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Forest Fires
• Paints and Solvents

Pollution traced to a single point

• water shed

• permeable

• point source pollution

• non-point source pollution

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