Air Pollution Vocabulary Quiz

A substance in the air that has harmful or poisonous effects.

• Air Pollution

• Industrialisation

• Fossil Fuels

A series of technological developments that improve production, helping humans to create more goods, foods and medicines at a faster and cheaper rate.

• Pollution

• Industrialisation

• Fossil Fuels

Fuels made from decomposing plants and animals. They are found in the Earth's crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of this.

• Industrialisation

• Pollution

• Fossil Fuels

The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

• Emissions

• Pollution

• Fossil Fuels

This is a medical condition in which your airways narrow and swell, and you may produce extra mucus. This can make it difficult to breathe and make you cough.

• Fatigue

• Headache

• Asthma

Which of the following are harmful gasses?

• Oxygen

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide

AQI stands for...

• Air Quality Index

• All Quickly Inhale

• All Questions are Interesting

Fine particulate matter that is 2.5 microns or less in diameter. This type of pollutant is the main thing to look at when we look at the AQI (Air Quality Index).

• PM10

• PM2.5

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