Air Pollution

When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels it is known as...

• unfortunate

• air pollution

• chemicalization

• water pollution

Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?

• Acid rain

• Sick building syndrome

• Carbon monoxide

• Asbestos

Which of the following is a cause to air pollution?

• nasal irritation

• vehicles

• eye irritation

• recycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Exhaust from vehicles is one of the largest forms of air pollution. What can communities do to reduce air pollution from vehicles?

• Fine people that own cars.

• Encourage people to walk, ride a bike, or carpool.

• Charge more money to buy a car.

the contamination of the atmosphere by wastes from sources such as industrial burning and automobile exhausts

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

• ground pollution

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

The contamination of the atmosphere by wastes from sources such as industrial burning and automobile exhausts

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

• ground pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars

• cigarretes 

• deforestation

• oil spills

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Categorize the following sources of air pollution as natural or anthropogenic (caused by humans)

Groups:

(a) Natural

,

(b) Anthropogenic

• mining

• pollen

• factory emmissions

• forest fires

• car emmissions

• combustion of fossil fuels

• volcanoes

• dust

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

• littering

• water pollution

• air pollution

• endangered animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4