Chapter 12 Environmental

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causes stress, high blood pressure, hearing loss

• a. indoor air pollution

• b. light pollution

• c. noise pollution

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solutions include shielding, time controls, and low-pressure sodium sources

• a. indoor air pollution

• b. light pollution

• c. noise pollution

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sources include plastics, carpets, cleaning fluids, radon, and asbestos

• a. indoor air pollution

• b. light pollution

• c. noise pollution

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

• a. sick-building syndrome

• b. long-term effects of air pollution

• c. short-term effects of air pollution

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can occur in tightly sealed buildings

• a. sick-building syndrome

• b.long-term effects of air pollution

• c. short-term effects of air pollution

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headache, eye irritation, coughing, bronchitis

• a. sick-building syndrome

• b. long-term effects of air pollution

• c. short-term effects of air pollution

Which is a natural indoor air pollutant?

• a. carbon monoxide

• b. formaldehyde

• c. nitrogen oxides

• d. radon

Which is not part of correcting sick-building syndrome?

• a. removing sources of indoor air pollution

• b. sealing cracks where air leaks into the building

• c. improving ventilation

• d. cleaning air ducts

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

• a. Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases.

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

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

• d. Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which air pollutant scars the lungs?

• a. asbestos

• b. radon

• c. fungi

• d. ozone