Air Quality

Which practice could help reduce the high amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• desertification

• planting forest trees

• soil cultivation

• urbanization of farmland

When sulfur enters the atmosphere and combines with oxygen to produce sulfur oxides, what is the effect of this gas?

• acid rain

• carbon sequestration

• ozone thinning

• particulate matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is not a way that agriculture contributes to air pollution?

• soil cultivation

• land conversion from forest to agriculture production

• prescribed burning

• carbon sequestration

Which greenhouse gas does confinement animal feeding operations generate emissions of?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• nitrogen oxide

• sulfur oxide

You can find the AQI on your iPhones / androids weather app... What is AQI?

• Air Quality Index - determines the amount of pollutants in your immediate area to see if there are any health risks

• Average Quality Independent - determines the amount of pollutants in your immediate area to see if there are any health risks

• Air Quality Intervention - determines what color the sunset will be

An AQI of 41 falls into the green category and means...

• Safe for all

• Unsafe for people in sensitive groups

• Unhealthy for all people to spend a lot of time outside

• Hazardous for anyone to be outside

An AQI of 188 falls into the red category and means...

• safe for all people

• safe except for people in sensitive groups

• unhealthy for all people to spend a lot of time outside

• hazardous for anyone to be outside

Which gas emission from cars causes the formation of acid rain and photochemical smog?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen oxide

• oxygen

• ozone

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Which of the following are sources of primary pollutants? (Select all that apply)

• Airplanes

• Cruise ships

• Factories

• Industrial practices

• Agriculture

Which of the following are examples of secondary pollutants? (Select all that apply)

• CO₂

• NO_X

• VOCs

• O₃

• SO_X