AP Environmental Unit 7 Vocabulary

Implicated in human neurological damage

• Sulfur dioxide

• Lead

• Ozone

• Hydrocarbons

• Particulates

Is the major pollutant that electrostatic precipitators are designed to remove from power-plant smokestack emissions

• Sulfur dioxide

• Lead

• Ozone

• Hydrocarbons

• Particulates

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Considered harmful in the troposphere but beneficial in the stratosphere

• Sulfur dioxide

• Lead

• Ozone

• Hydrocarbons

• Particulates

Most often cited as the causative factor for acid deposition

• Sulfur dioxide

• Lead

• Ozone

• Hydrocarbons

• Particulates

The three main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the United States are

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

• industry, construction, and agriculture

• industry, transportation, and energy production

• industry, transportation, and agriculture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Composed of fibers known to cause lung disease

• asbestos

• radon

• lead

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture

• asbestos

• radon

• lead

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

Found in old plumbing pipes and fixtures and some ceramic glazes

• asbestos

• radon

• lead

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

Colorless, odorless gas that is a naturally occurring decay product of uranium

• asbestos

• radon

• lead

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

Which of the following is the human health impact most closely associated with atmospheric particulates?

• Cataracts

• Diabetes

• Melanoma

• Asthma

• Obesity