Human Impact on the Atmosphere

Which of these human activities result in air pollution?

Select the TWO correct answers

• burning fossil fuels

• Not using CFC's

• emissions from industries and factories

• using solar energy as a residential power source

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Which of the following are actions you can take to reduce air pollution?

Select the TWO correct answers.

• Avoid driving a car, use alternative transportation methods instead.

• Switch from reusable storage products to single-use plastic bags.

• Drive a car with a large engine that has low fuel efficiency.

• Minimize your use of electricity.

True or False : Air Pollution can be natural or man made

• True

• False

True or False: The major cause of outdoor air pollution is burning fossil fuels.

• True

• False

Pollutants remain over a region until they are:

• transported out of the area by wind

• transformed into other compounds

• diluted by air blown in from another region

• All of the answers

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California cities are most affected by air pollution because _____.

• The plate tectonics

• community pollution

• They have lots of vehicles, arid, windless conditions and mountain ranges to trap the air.

• The hollywood industry causes extra pollution

What is photochemical smog?

• a primary pollutant released by volcanoes

• A secondary pollutant caused by a chemical reaction between pollutants and light

• A primary pollutant caused by burning wood

• Chemicals that glow

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Ozone in the stratosphere _____.

• is a pollutant

• is one of the main greenhouse gases

• protects the Earth's surface from UV radiation

• decreases atmospheric temperatures

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Six major pollutants have decreased by more than ________ since the Clean Air Act of 1970 was implemented.

• 50%

• 10%

• 95%

• 0%