Air Pollution 101 | National Geographic

What is Air pollution?

• Chemicals or particles in the air that pose serious heath or environmental threats.

• Things that make the air smell bad.

• Things that make the sky grey and hard to see in.

What are the problems with greenhouse gasses?

• They smell bad

• They make it hard to breath

• They trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere

• They turn everything green

Which of these are identified as causing both types of Smog (sulpherus and photochemical)

• factories

• cars

• coal powered plants

• paints

What are "toxic pollutants?"

• the release of chemicals into the atmosphere that can cause illness.

• The release of chemicals into the atmosphere that can cause climate change.

How many solutions did the video provide?

• 1 (reducing use of fossil fuels)

• 2 (reducing use of fossil fuels and eating less meat)

• 3 (reducing use of fossil fuels, eating less meat, and using air filters)