Env. Science Chapter 6: Air Pollution

Match the following

• Acid Precipitation

• Highly acidic rain, sleet, or snow that results from the release of oxides into the air from burning fossil fuels

• Sick-Building Syndrome

• Condition of buildings with particularly poor air quality

• Thermal Inversion

• Atmospheric condition in which the air above is warmer than the air below

• Primary Pollutant

• Pollutant put directly into the air by human activity

Match the following

• Acid Shock

• Pollutant that forms when a primary pollutant comes into contact with other primary pollutants

• Secondary Pollutant

• Air pollution over urban areas; a mixture of smoke and fog

• Air Pollution

• The sudden influx of acidic water caused by melting acidic snows that rush into lakes and streams

• Smog

• A condition in which the air contains substances harmful to living things

Smog is an example of a ​ (a)  

• secondary pollutant
• primary pollutant

air pollution...

• originated in the past few years

• has occurred throughout history

• has grown much worse in recent times

• both b and c

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

sick-building syndrome affects what kinds of structures

• structures built near sewage

• tightly sealed, poorly ventilated structures

• well-ventilated structures

• hospitals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

which is an example of an INDOOR pollutant

• ozone

• sulfur dioxide

• radon gas

• volcanic particles

Which type of air pollution would not be common in a city having a moist, cloudy climate and few traffic problems?

• smog

• acid rain

• none of the above

Thermal inversion is...

• Like a sponge, soaking up pollutants

• Like a giant fan, causing pollutants to disperse

• Like a ceiling, preventing pollutants from moving upward

• Something that happens only in Los Angeles

Which is NOT an effect of acid precipitation on fish?

• suffocation

• increased food supply

• birth defects

• decreased egg production

Precipitation is considered to acidic if the pH

• is greater than the pH of clear rain

• is greater than 5.6

• is less than 5.6

• cannot be measured