Formative Check-In: Chapter 15

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

What is the main cause of air pollution?

• plowing fields and releasing dust

• using solar power

• burning fossil fuels

• using water power

Where is the "GOOD" ozone located?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources
• Aquatic life
• Architecture/buildings
• All options are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead
• Ground-level ozone
• Particulate matter
• Nitrogen oxides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 

• combustion chamber
• electrostatic precipitator
• scrubber
• catalytic converter

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What is a secondary pollutant? 

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

primary air pollutants

• Lead
• Methane
• Ozone
• Carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What are VOC's?

• Vitamin Organic Compounds
• Volatile Organic Compounds
• Volatile Organic Chemicals
• Volatile Organic Contaminants

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Is tropospheric ozone considered the 'good' ozone, or 'bad' ozone?

• 'good' ozone
• neutral ozone
• harmless ozone
• 'bad' ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6