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Pollutants that are emitted directly into the air are called?

• Primary Pollutants

  Ex: Volcanoes and factories.

• Secondary Pollutants

• Particulates

• Ozone

What are Secondary Pollutants?

• Pollutants that arise from chemical reactions of atmospheric gases with gases emitted by natural or manmade processes.

• Substances released into the environment because of human activity

• Compounds created by the reactions of Primary Pollutants

• Particles released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels

Choose the the main pollutants?

• Carbon Monoxide/Carbon Dioxide

• Ozone

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Hydrogen

Forms when water vapor in the air combines with chemicals.

• Reflection

• Condensation

• Acid rain

• Evaportion

Photochemical Smog is a thick brownish haze with a fog-like appearance.

• True

• False

What causes Ozone Depletion

• CFC's

• Industrial emmisions

• Solar Radiation

• Natural decomposition

CFCs aka.....?

• Chlorofluorocarbons

• Carbon Dioxide

• Cellosolve Acetate

• Chlorine

What is the clean air act?

Process that occurs naturally when some of the sun’s heat is trapped in Earth’s atmosphere.

• Greenhouse Effect

• Photosynthesis

• Ozone Layer

• Global Warming

Which ones are the Major Greenhouse Gases

• Nitrous Oxide

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

• Nitrogen