Air Pollution Intro

Is formed when nitrogen oxides, VOCs and sunlight interact

• Ground-level ozone
• Particulate matter
• Lead
• Sulfur dioxide

This used to be an additive in gasoline but has been successfully phased out due to links to avoidable human health issues.

• Lead
• Particle matter
• Ground-level ozone
• Nitrogen oxides

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

This gas is harmful when in the troposphere (ground level) but beneficial in the stratosphere (Upper atmosphere).

• Nitric Acid

• Carbon monoxide

• Ozone

• VOCs

Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Nitrogen Dioxide

• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

• Sulfuric Acid

Secondary pollution comes directly from the source.

• True

• False

Dust, wildfires, and sea salt are natural examples of this.

• Ozone

• Particulates

• VOCs

• Sulfuric Acid

The increase in this gas from burning of fossil fuels is a major cause of atmospheric warming.

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen monoxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following pollutants warms the atmosphere 25 times faster than CO2?

• Carbon monoxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen monoxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

This gaseous primary pollutant reacts with sunlight to creates photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone.

• sulfuric acid

• VOC

• nitrogen dioxide

• particulate matter

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7