Air Quality

What is particulate matter?

• solid airborne particles of soot, ash, pollen

• gaseous airborne particles of ozone

• airborne particles of oxygen and nitrogen

• airborne particles of acid

An AQI value of over 300 is considered

• Good

• Fair

• Unhealthy

• Hazardous

AQI

• Acid rain Quantity Index

• measures particulates and ground level ozone

• Air Quality Index

• measures sulfur dioxide and acid rain

AQI is used to report daily air quality conditions

• True

• False

Increases in air pollution have been linked to (check all boxes that apply)

• Loss of common sense

• Decreases in lung function

• Increases in heart attacks

• Increases in hunger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little to no risk, it is

• Unhealthy

• Very Unhealthy

• Good

• Deadly

An AQI of 150 is considered:

• Unhealthy

• Good

• Unhealthy for sensitive groups

• Hazardous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

(Choose all that apply) Sensitive groups should be careful when AQI is:

• Good

• Moderate

• Unhealthy

• Very Unhealthy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

True or false: AQI never goes over 500

• True

• False

Which outdoor air pollutant is also a significant indoor air pollutant?

• sulfur dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• ozone

• lead