Air Pollution Lesson

Which ones are consider primary air pollutants?

• Nitrogen oxides

• Sulfur dioxides

• Carbon monoxide

• all are correct!!!!

Which product of incomplete combustion gives photochemical smog its yellowish color?

• PANs

• Ozone

• VOCs

• Nitrous oxide

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

• Respiratory problems

• Reduced food sources for humans

• Increased disease for humans

• Decrease in global temperatures

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

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

• littering

• water pollution

• air pollution

• endangered animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars

• cigarretes 

• deforestation

• oil spills

Dust and ash are examples of

• Gases

• PPM

• Particulates

Match the following

• Secondary Pollutant

• Rain or snowfall that has a lower than normal pH.

• Thermal Inversion

• The 6 pollutants originally identified by the Clean Air Act

• Acid Precipitation

• A layer of cool air becomes trapped below a layer of warmer air

• Primary Pollutant

• Forms as a result of a chemical reaction between a primary pollutant and something else in the atmosphere.

• Criteria Pollutants

• Released directly into the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

• holes in the ozone layer

• increased particles in the air

• acid rain

• healthy air to breath

• smog

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5