Air Pollutants
Sometimes the materials in the air can harm people, wildlife, plants, and even nonliving materials. These damaging substances are called______________
air pollutants
What are the two types of smog?
Industrial and Photochemical
Acid coming from the air is called
Acid Rain
What is another name for climate change?
Global Warming
Respiratory
Pollutants released directly into the air by human or natural sources are called _____________
Primary Pollutants
What causes industrial smog?
Burning coal and oil
The opposite of an acid is called a _______
Base
Greenhouse gases trap heat around the earth, this is called _______________
What act was put in place in 1968 to address air pollution?
The Clean Air Act
Secondary pollutants
Cars and other motor vehicles
Acidity is measured in ____
pH
One effect of the greenhouse effect is warming seas, when seas warm this means that sea level will ______
Rise
What is O3?
Ozone
An example of natural air pollutants
Wildfires, volcanoes, pollen, wind blown dirt, etc
Noise that interrupts daily life is called
Noise pollution
A pH of ___ means that a substance is neutral.
7
What type of emission is to blame for greenhouse gases?
Carbon
In cities the temperature is anywhere from 1-5.5 degrees celcius warmer, this is called the what effect?
Heat Island
Air pollutants that come from cars and factories are called ___________
Emissions
In photographs taken of North America from space at night, Urban areas glow, this is the result of
Light pollution
What does a scrubber do?
Remove sulfur from industrial smoke stack emissions
What is a Carbon Sink?
A place that absorbs and stores carbon dioxide
A scientist that studies climate
Climatologist