Air Pollution and Humans

the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources

• air pollution

• smog

• acid deposition

• climate change

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

• Respiratory and Heart problems

• Reduced food sources for humans

• Increased disease for humans

• Decrease in global temperatures

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We can reduce air pollution by:

• Car pool and walk/bike more

• Limit factories burning fossil fuels

• Use more renewable energy sources

• All of the above

Which gases combine with water to form acid rain?

• radon and carbon oxides

• ozone and carbon monoxide

• nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides

• car emissions and ozone

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

• Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

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

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

• Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

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Which of the following is a common health effect of long-term exposure to air pollution?

• Improved lung function

• Chronic respiratory diseases

• Enhanced immune response

• Increased energy levels

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What is one of the primary health effects of long-term exposure to air pollution?

• Improved lung function

• Chronic respiratory diseases

• Enhanced immune response

• Increased energy levels

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What effect of air pollution causes millions of people to die each year?

• Stroke

• Heart disease

• Heart attack

• All of the above

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Implicated in human neurological damage

• Sulfur dioxide

• Lead

• Ozone

• Hydrocarbons

• Particulates

Ozone...

• good for humans when near Earth's ssurface

• a harmful pollutant no matter where it happens

• found near Earth's surface all the time

• protects Earth when high in the atmosphere, but is a pollutant near Earth's surface