Air Quality and Air Pollution

Electrostatic precipitators can be used to remove this type of air pollutant.

• volatile organic compounds

• sulfur dioxide

• particulate matter

• ground level ozone

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

___________ results from chemical reactions involving sunlight, air, exhaust, and ozone

• Fog

• Smog

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

_______________ is an atmospheric condition that traps pollution near the ground

• Temperature inversion

• Pressure

  inversion

• Temperature anomaly

• Pressure

  gradient

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

During a temperature

inversion,

• sulfur oxides and nitro-

  gen oxides combine with

  water in the atmosphere.

• an influx of acidic water

  causes a rapid change in

  the pH of water.

• levels of ground-level

  ozone decrease.

• pollutants are trapped

  near Earth’s surface.

An air pollution prevention mechanism found in vehicles. 

• combustion chamber

• electrostatic precipitator

• scrubber

• catalytic converter

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

_______________ are any type of pollutant directly into the environment.

• asbestos

• smog

• primary pollutants

• secondary pollutants

Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?

• Eyes

• Lungs

• Heart

• Kidneys

When a building has bad air quality, it has something called

• Sick building syndrome

• Radon

• Carbon monoxide

• Smog

Match the following

• acid precipitation

• radon gas

• indoor air pollution

• nitrogen oxides

• secondary pollutant

• ground-level ozone

• primary pollutant

• scrubber

• pollution control

• decreased pH in rain

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4