WorksheetsAIR POLLUTION
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Secondary pollutants are formed from the reaction of
Primary pollutants
Radon
Carbon monoxide
Smog
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
Sick building syndrome
Acid rain
Sulfuric acid
Carbon monoxide
For measuring how acidic or basic something is, the ________________ scale is used
pH
Litmus
Richter
Acid/base
When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called
Smog
Primary pollutant
Secondary pollutant
Air pollution
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
Air pollution
Smog
Temperature inversion
Light pollution
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
Low pH and Acid
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
Use Less Energy
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
All of the Answers are Correct
CFC's cause harm to our
Troposphere
Inversion Layer
Ozone Layer
Carbon Dioxide
Where is the Ozone Layer found in our atmosphere?
Troposphere (lower portion)
Stratosphere (upper portion)
When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?
They are exposed to Smog
They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation
Nothing happens
They are exposed to Acid Rain
Select the natural form of air pollution.
CFC's
Burning Fossil Fuels
Forest Fires
Paints and Solvents
Used on Industries/factory stacks to remove gases and particulate.
Filters
Scrubbers/absorbents
Emission reducers
Filter Strips
What is a primary pollutant?
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.
Water droplets
Particulate matter
Allergens
Combustibles
Which one is treated as BAD OZONE
Stratospheric ozone
mesospheric ozone
tropospheric ozone
atmospheric ozone
