Pollutants

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

• Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide

• Particulate matter & lead

• Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone

• Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

This colorless, odorless gas can be deadly if breathed in. It is produced by incomplete combustion (not enough oxygen).

• SO₂

• CO

• NO

• NO₂

Produced by burning fossil fuels

• Carbon Dioxide

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Nitrogen Dioxide

• Phytochemical Oxidant

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

• Respiratory problems

• Reduced food sources for humans

• Increased disease for humans

• Decrease in global temperatures

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What pollutant does this image convey?

• methane (CH₄)

• black carbon

• HFC's (Hydrofluorocarbons)

• a persistent organic pollutant (POP)

• tropospheric ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What causes acid rain?

• High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

• Fertilizer use

• Pesticide use

• CFCs

Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Methane

• Nitric oxides

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm

• Acid rain

• Thunderstorm

• Smog

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which pollutants can be harmful to human respiratory systems (list all that apply)?

• Sulfur Dioxides

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Particulate Matter

• Stratospheric Ozone

• Volatile Organic Compounds

Which pollutants result from fossil fuel combustion (list all that apply)?

• Sulfur Dioxides

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Carbon Oxides

• Stratospheric Ozone

• Particulate Matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4