Apes

Source burning of wood, diesel and other fuels, agriculture (plowing, burning off fields), unpaved roads , some industry
Health effects: nose and throat irritation, lung damage, bronchitis
Environmental effects: the main cause of haze that redues visibility

• VOCs

• O3

• particulate matter (PM)

• SO₂

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.

• Nitrogen oxides

• Ground-level ozone

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulfur dioxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulfur dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Greenhouse gas

A metallic element that was once in gasoline, pipes and paint and can cause brain damage.

• Lead

• Particulate matter

• Ground-level ozone

• Nitrogen oxides

Source of carbon monoxide

• Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

• Combustion of fossil fuels

• Decomposition of plant and animal matters

• Photochemical reaction of CO₂

Which system of the body is mainly affected by air pollution?

• Respiratory problems

• Immune

• Muscular

• Integument

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

• Water droplets

• Allergens

• Particulate matter

• Combustibles

This primary pollutant creates a reddish brown gas creating photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone.

• sulfuric acid

• VOC

• nitrogen dioxide

• particulate matter

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

This atmospheric compound is critical to the planet in its protection against UV radiation, but when found close to the ground is part of photochemical smog that can cause serious health problems.

• particulate matter

• carbon monoxide

• stratospheric ozone

• tropospheric ozone

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

The 3 main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the US are

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

• soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

• industry, transportation, and energy production

• industry, transportation and agriculture

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4