Air & Land Pollution Vocab Review

Match the definition with the correct term: The average weather conditions in an area over a very long period.

• Climate

• Climate

• Ozone Hole

• Smog

• Smog

• Heat Island

• Heat Island

• Ozone Layer

• Ozone Layer

• Ozone Hole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the definition with the correct term: 14. An area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas.

• Smog

• Climate

• Heat Island

• Heat Island

• Ozone Layer

• Smog

• Ozone Hole

• Ozone Hole

• Climate

• Ozone Layer

Match the definition with the correct term: The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

• Deforestation

• Scrubber

• Biological Pest Control

• Desertification

• Desertification

• Biological Pest Control

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Scrubber

• Compost

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

All the following are primary air pollutants EXCEPT:

• Carbon monoxide

• Acid Rain

• Sulfur oxide

• VOC's

Acid precipitation can be traced back to:

• The burning of fossil fuels

• The use of windmills

• The warming of the earth

• The release of water bottles

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The Clean Air Act is meant to:

• regulate vehicle emissions

• ban lead in gasoline

• require engines in cars to release cleaner exhaust

• all the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A global problem caused when sulfites and nitrates combine with water vapor to make sulfuric and nitric acids

• Ozone

• acid rain

• greenhouse gas

• chlorofluorocarbon (CFC's)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Deforestation causes all the following problems EXCEPT

• reduction of wildlife habitat

• soil erosion

• urban sprawl

• increased atmospheric CO2

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of air pollution?

• Improved water quality

• Increased respiratory diseases

• Damage to the ozone layer

• Acid rain

What is a major source of sulfur dioxide emissions?

• Solar panels

• Volcanic eruptions

• Hydroelectric dams

• Wind turbines