Chapter 12 ES air

Atmospheric condition that traps pollution near the ground

• temperature inversion

• primary pollutants

• ZEVS

• smog

A source of air pollution before modern times

• smog

• secondary pollutant

• sea coal

• primary pollutant

Which is a secondary air pollutant?

• ozone

• carbon monoxide

• particulate matter

• nitrogen oxide

What is the name of a device that helps clean car exhaust?

• cylinders

• engine

• catalytic converter

• exhaust

Which is a natural indoor air pollutant?

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

• nitrogen oxides

• Radon

Which is TRUE of air pollution and human health?

• Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases.

• Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

• None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

• Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

What is the name of an air pollutant that scars the lungs?

• Carbon monoxide

• Asbestos

• nitrogen oxide

• sulfur oxide

Which has NOT been linked to acid precipitation?

• Toxic metal poisoning

• Lower blood pH

• Respiratory problems

• Damaged monuments

Which is a cause of acid precipitation?

• carbonic acid

• sulfur and nitrogen oxides

• high pH in rainfall

• acid shock

Which is NOT an effect of acid precipitation on aquatic ecosystems?

• Death of animals and plants

• Suffocation of fish

• Lower reproduction rates

• Increased growth of algae