APES Unit 7

A carcinogen produced from radioactive decay of Uranium-28. Found naturally in some soils.

• Radon

• Lead

• Mercury

• Ozone

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A strong VOC and greenhouse gas, made in excess from livestock.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Lead

• Mercury

• Methane

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A protective gas in the stratosphere, but a pollutant in the troposphere.

• Ozone

• Nitrogen

• Radon

• Methane

Check all that are true of the stratosphere.

• Where the ozone layer is located.

• Where we live.

• The second layer of the atmosphere.

• The coldest layer of the atmosphere.

Produced from interactions between primary air pollutants, or between primary air pollutants and other atmospheric gases.

• Primary Air Pollutants

• Secondary Air Pollutants

• Point Source Pollutants

• Non-Point Source Pollutants

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Check all that are considered primary air pollutants.

• Sulfur dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Ozone

• Methane

This smog occurs when sunlight reacts with certain pollutants in the atmosphere.

• Temperature Smog

• Industrial Smog

• Photochemical Smog

• Acid Deposition

Which climate conditions would be best suited for the formation of photochemical smog?

• Cool, wet, cloudy

• Cool, dry, sunny

• Warm, wet, cloudy

• Warm, dry, sunny

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is true of acid deposition?

• It kills fish by precipitating copper that causes lung mucus buildup

• It is a benefit to plants by leaching soil nutrients

• It increases the pH of aquatic ecosystems

• It damages statues, buildings, and car finishes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Anything less than 7 on the pH scale is:

• Acidic

• Neutral

• Alkaline