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Which of the following is an adverse health effect from air pollution?

• allergic reactions

• bronchial inflammation

• eye and lung irritants

• All of these are correct

The bottom image represents a _____________.

• rain shadow effect

• thermal inversion

• Coriolis Effect

• ozone layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What effect do temperature inversions have?

• traps heat and raises the temperature beneath it

• traps cold air and lowers the temperature beneath it

• traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it

• traps the ozone layer

What is the source of nitrogen oxides?

• Animal and plant processes

• Volcanic eruptions and fires

• Solvents, glues and paint

• Incomplete combustion of gas or diesel fuels in vehicles.

SECONDARY pollutants can result from the reaction of VOC's and nitrogen oxides with ____

• warm temperatures

• cold temperatures

• CO2

• sunlight

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

• nitric oxides

• smog

• sulfur dioxide

• volatile organic compounds

Sources: Combustion of fossil fuels and biomass as well as agriculture, road construction, and other activities that mobilize soil, soot, and dust

• particulate matter

• sulfur dioxide (SO₂)

• carbon monoxide (CO)

• nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

• ozone (O₃)

Identify 2 anthropogenic sources of CO2, and 2 natural sources of CO2.

Where is the "GOOD" ozone located?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere