Air Pollution and Pollutants

is the release of pollutants such as gases and particles into the air.

• air pollution

• water pollution

• smog

• ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

True or false: Most human-made air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels for transportation,

electricity, and industry.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

are pollutants that are put directly into the air.

• Primary pollutants

• Secondary Pollutants

• Tertiary Pollutants

• Quaternary Pollutants

Examples of __________

pollutants are exhaust fumes from cars, soot from smoke, dust storms, and ash from

volcanic eruptions because they are put directly into the air.

• primary

• secondary

• natural

• area

are pollutants that are made from chemical

reactions when primary pollutants mix with substances like water vapor or react with

sunlight.

• Primary pollutants

• Secondary pollutants

• Tertiary pollutants

• Natural pollutants

True or false: Air pollution does not only occur outside.

• true

• false

cars, buses, planes, trucks, and trains are from _______ sources of pollution

• mobile

• area

• natural

• stationary

power plants, oil refineries, industrial facilities, and factories are from ___________ types of pollution

• mobile

• stationary

• area

• natural

agricultural areas, cities, and wood-burning fireplaces are from ________ types of pollutants

• area

• stationary

• mobile

• natural

wind-blown dust, wildfires, pollen, and volcanoes are from ________ sources of pollution

• mobile

• area

• natural

• stationary